Rio Ferdinand has claimed that his former team-mate, Wayne Rooney, has ambition to manage Manchester United in future.
Rooney on Tuesday, agreed an 18-month deal with Derby County, to become a player-manager from January 2020.
But Ferdinand believes Rooney is already looking beyond his role at Pride Park.
Rooney is United’s record goalscorer, netting 253 times in 559 appearances in all competitions.
And Ferdinand sees a future plan for Rooney to take Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s place in the dugout, echoing ex-England colleague and former Derby boss Frank Lampard, who recently got his big chance at Chelsea.
“His endgame is managing Manchester United, 100 per cent.
“It’s a fact. If he tells you any different, he’s lying. He will want to do that.
“Only time will tell if he’s going to be the man to be able to do that.
“A lot of things have got to marry up for that to happen. Frank was right place, right time.
“Can that happen for Wayne? We’ll see,” Ferdinand told Goal.
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