Former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes, has claimed Wayne Rooney will leave the club, if manager Jose Mourinho continues to start him from the bench.
Rooney began the season as a first-team regular, but has been dropped since the end of September.
United’s all-time record scorer has been linked with a move to China .
“It’s a strange one. No one will be more frustrated than Wayne at not playing,” Scholes told the Daily Mail.
“Being a sub will be driving him up the wall. When he gets his chance he has to take it because he has real competition.
“It will be killing him just coming in for the Europa League or the FA Cup. But it’s up to him to get his head down and prove he can play in the big games.”
Rooney’s current deal at Old Trafford runs out in 2019, but Scholes can’t see him staying for another two years.
“If it carries on going the way it is, I can’t [see him staying],” Scholes added.
“Maybe it will be re-assessed at the end of the season if he’s in and out of the team. I don’t see him as a player who will accept that. He will want to be at a team where he’s playing every week.”
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