Manchester United legend Gary Neville has proclaimed that current club captain Wayne Rooney is now ahead of legendary cult striker, Eric Cantona.
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Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News reports on the Sky Sports pundits comments to FourFourTwo magazine, where Neville names his greatest ever Red Devils XI.
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The England assistant coach names Rooney in his front two strikers, partnering Cristiano Ronaldo up front—ousting Cantona from proceedings:
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I’d put Wayne Rooney up front with Cristiano Ronaldo in my all-time XI of Manchester United players I played with.
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The 29-year-old England skipper has now been at United since he was a teenager, and has an exceptional 221 goals from his 452 club appearances, per Luckhurst.
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He is well on his way to becoming United and England’s all-time top goalscorer—a joint record held by the legendary Bobby Charlton.
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Neville went on further to explain why he thinks so highly of the Merseysider, as quoted by Luckhurst:
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I see a player showing greater maturity in taking on responsibility, in his manner on the pitch and his manner around people. He understands that people look up to him.
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He’s entered a new phase in his career. He knows he’s not the up-and-coming youngster anymore, or even a player in the middle of his career. He realises that he’s got vast experience from travelling a similar journey to David Beckham.
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