Manchester United vs Liverpool: Rooney urges Erik ten Hag to drop Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United's game against arch-rivals Liverpool could not come at a worse time as y are alrey under immense pressure following consecutive defeats to Brighton and Brentford in ir opening two games of new campaign. Red Devils kickstarted new season with a 2-1 loss to Brighton at home before suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat against Brentford.

As a result of two losses, y find mselves in last place in Premier League table. Following disastrous start that Erik ten Hag's side have h, Wayne Rooney has urged coach to drop five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford for Manchester United vs Liverpool game.

Rooney wants ten Hag to drop Ronaldo

While writing for his Sunday Times column, Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney wrote, "I wouldn’t play Cristiano Ronaldo, and I wouldn’t play Marcus Rashford. If I was in Ten Hag’s position my main concern would be getting energy on pitch, and United’s failure to recruit a No 9 means y relied on Ronaldo against Brentford, even though he hn’t trained a lot with team. He looked like he needs time to get match fit."

Rooney n went on to explain that Ten Hag should focus on improving younger players, with aim of helping Manchester United get back to top in three or four years, and if that means letting Ronaldo leave n he should. "He (Ronaldo) has also let it be known that he wants to leave club. I don’t know his reasons but, as I wrote in my last column, I’d let him — he’s a great player and will always score goals but task for Ten Hag is to produce a team that can compete for title in three or four years’ time," ded Rooney. "That means rebuilding with younger players."

Manchester United vs Liverpool match details

England top flight's two most successful teams are going to lock horns with each or on Monday as Manchester United are going to host arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford. match will begin live at 12:30 AM IST on Tuesday, August 22.