Wayne Rooney admits Liverpool deserve to win the Premier League title

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes Liverpool 'deserve Premier League title'. Despite enjoying most of his career as an ardent rival to Reds, Derby County player-coach mits that Liverpool 'have been fantastic' and season should be concluded to award m title.

Premier League suspension halts Liverpool's momentum

Liverpool were just two wins away from sealing ir first title in 30 years before coronavirus outbreak halted season. league anunced that season will be suspended until April 3. However, pandemic situation has led to league being suspended for a furr four weeks. With fate of current season in doubt, re has been an increasing debate over wher Liverpool should be awarded title or if season should be declared void. 

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Wayne Rooney Liverpool comments

Wayne Rooney weighed in on discussion by mitting season will t be cancelled and deserved winner will be crowned at end. Rooney wrote in Times, 'Liverpool will win Premier League. w, as you can imagine, I have Everton fans phoning me up saying: ' season has to be cancelled!' And, of course, as an Evertonian and someone who played for Manchester United for 13 years, re's a bit in me that thinks that would be good. But . Liverpool have been fantastic. y have put so much work in. y deserve this title. Can you imagine waiting 30 years and n having it taken away like this? right decision has been me.'

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Wayne Rooney Liverpool title win and relegation battle 

While Liverpool have been anxiously waiting to see when and how Premier League decides to conclude current season, Rooney and Derby County have a battle on ir hands to earn promotion from Championship. At time of suspension, Derby County were at . 12 in Championship but just five points off sixth-placed Preston rth End.

dressing situation surrounding promotion and relegation places, Rooney ded that conclusion of season is also important for or clubs. Rooney wrote 're would be a lot of legal fights if season was just abandoned'. Rooney continued, ' fair thing is to finish 2019-20 even if we have to lose next season in process.'

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Wayne Rooney mitted that finishing current season could potentially take until end of 2020. Although finishing current season remains a priority, Rooney believes playing behind closed doors is t solution. According to former Red Devil, playing behind closed doors still brings a large group of people toger, which could undo measures taken to prevent furr spre of coronavirus.

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