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‘I’ve scored a lot of goals’ – Man Utd idol Wayne Rooney rips into Man City after just THREE SECONDS of Amazon Prime job
Old Trafford legend had an instant dig at fierce rivals on a big night at the Etihad
WAYNE ROONEY set a cheeky new record just three seconds into his debut as an Amazon Prime Video pundit.
The Manchester United legend was at the Etihad for City's Champions League play-off with Real Madrid.
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And after just THREE SECONDS the ex-striker joked: "Obviously, it's a stadium I've scored a lot of goals in..."
Rooney immediately added: "So I'm sure I'll get a nice welcome!"
He joined Gabby Logan, Daniel Sturridge and Clarence Seedorf on Prime for the coverage of the match.
The former England skipper has had some memorable moments at the Etihad.
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However, his overall stats against City are pretty modest - by his incredible standards.
Rooney, 39, notched nine goals and three assists in 27 games against the Cityzens for United and Everton.
And six of these came on City's own patch, with five during his time at Man United and one at the Toffees.
Fans loved the joke as they reacted on social media.
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One posted: "Hahaha classic one from Rooney there."
A second commented: "Brutal jibe from Wazza."
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Wayne Rooney's record-breaking career
WAYNE Rooney took the football world by storm when he made his debut for 2002 with Everton.
He quickly became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 16 years and 342 days and was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year.
The striker joined Manchester United in 2004 and spent 13 years at Old Trafford. He went on to make 559 appearances for the Red Devils and scored 253 goals. To this day he is still the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Following his spell with United, Rooney returned to Everton for a season. He also spent one-season stints with D.C. United and Derby County at the end of his career.
As well as his impressive club career, Rooney is also England's second-highest goalscorer with 53 goals in 120 appearances, behind only Harry Kane.
After hanging up his boots, the England icon turned to a career in management.
He took charge of Derby County in 2020 and managed to just about save the club from relegation from the Championship at the end of his first season.
However, with Derby handed a 21-point deduction the following campaign, he was unable to keep them up again and subsequently left.
Then came a 15-month spell in charge of MLS side D.C. United. He failed to impress during his time in Washington and parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 regular season.
Rooney was controversially handed the Birmingham job in October 2023, replacing John Eustace with the club doing well and sixth in the Championship table.
However, in 15 games he suffered nine defeats and managed just two wins. He was sacked in January 2024 with Birmingham down in 20th. The club were relegated to League One at the end of the campaign.
He returned to management in May with Plymouth Argyle but managed just five wins in 25 games. The United legend now finds himself out of work once again.
The former Red Devils star is a club legend with an all-time record of 253 goals in 559 appearances in all competitions.
He starred for the club between 2004 and 2017, during which he won five Premier League titles and one Champions League.
He retired in 2021 and has worked in club management up until last year when he was axed by Plymouth Argyle.
He has recently been tipped for a stunning return to the dugout with Steven Gerrard at Rangers.
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