The 31-year-old striker will play against Manchester United for Everton on Sunday evening. This promises to be an emotional 90 minutes for Rooney when he returns to the place where he has reached the world superstar ranking for the past 13 years.
For a person with great contributions like Rooney, M.U and their fans will certainly give him the hottest support in tonight's match. The "Red Devils" captain - Jose Mourinho also expressed his desire to welcome Rooney back more than anyone else.
"In this country, the word "legend" is easily associated with someone, but for Rooney it is not, he is completely worthy.
The goals, the titles, the number of appearances, ... for me, all of those are clear evidence to link Rooney with the history of Manchester United.
He will be welcomed by the fans, of course. However, I don't want that to be exaggerated. It should be done before and after the match, it should not happen when the two teams are competing," Mourinho shared.
For Everton, this is also the first match they have the opportunity to meet Lukaku again on the pitch since he moved to M.U last summer for £75 million. Not as concerned about love as Rooney and M.U, The Toffees coach Koeman just wanted to warn his players about the danger from their former teammates.
"We know better than anyone how good he is, Lukaku is one of the best strikers. I hope the students know how to stop him.
The danger is real because in addition to Lukaku, the M.U satellites around him are also extremely fearsome. If the club continues to play like the previous matches, I am afraid that in the next 90 minutes it will belong to Lukaku," Koeman warned his students.
Before leaving M.U, Rooney had won 5 Premier League and 1 Champions League for the "Red Devils". He also broke all of the goalscoring records at Old Trafford.
As for Lukaku, the danger that Coach Koeman warned was not redundant because in 3 seasons playing for the home team at Goodison Park, "Little Drogba" scored more than 20 goals in the Premier League every season.
The match between M.U and Everton in round 5 of the Premier League will take place at 10:00 p.m. on September 17, Vietnam time.
