There is no football reason to replace the current manager, the appointment of Rooney is a marketing exercise aimed at leveraging social media and commercial interests alongside the fake fandom of Tom Brady. And don’t forget they are going to play “No fear football!”. Like wow.

That said there is probably method in their madness. The owner is a former Goldman Sachs MD and you don’t rise to that position by being stupid. CEO Garry Cook has pedigree with Man City. They have appointed grown-ups in the room - Ashley Cole and John O’Shea - to do the actual coaching.

Maybe nonsense like Rooney’s appointment is the future of football, expect a Netflix docuseries starring Wayne and Tom anytime soon 🙄