Wayne Rooney shares what he thinks about Man Utd hiring Steve Holland after working with him for England

Manchester United and England icon Wayne Rooney has dropped his two cents on former teammate Michael Carrick bringing Steve Holland to Old Trafford this week.

Michael Carrick was appointed the interim head coach at the Red Devils and the Manchester United legend made the surprise call to turn to Steve Holland.

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The 44-year-old former United midfielder has not worked with ex-England assistant manager Holland in his managerial career after his Old Trafford return on Tuesday.

Holland will be an assistant to Carrick during the Man Utd interim manager’s spell and his appointment to the United coaching staff caught the eye of many people.

The 55-year-old ex-Crewe Alexandra boss was the right-hand man of former Three Lions head coach Sir Gareth Southgate and widely praised for his work with England.

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Wayne Rooney reacts to Steve Holland becoming part of the Man Utd coaching staff under Michael Carrick

Wayne Rooney became familiar with Manchester United assistant manager Steve Holland in the tail end of his England playing spell under Sir Gareth Southgate.

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Holland’s time with the Three Lions came to an end after Southgate stepped down from his role as England manager following the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 final defeat.

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Speaking on his podcast, United legend Rooney was impressed with the tactical insight that Holland brought to the table as Southgate’s second in command.

“I think Steve Holland’s a really good appointment as well,” BBC Sport’s The Wayne Rooney Show.

“I worked with him with England, and tactically, he’s very good. So yeah, we’re all in hope as well.”

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What Michael Carrick wants to see from his Man Utd interim spell after his appointment at Old Trafford

Carrick will speak to the media for the first time as Man Utd interim head coach for his pre-match press conference ahead of the Manchester City match on Saturday.

The former Middlesbrough boss appeared on United’s official podcast and made his position clear on how the Red Devils would operate under his reign at Old Trafford.

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“You want to win games, it goes without saying, we want to win games,” he told Inside Carrington, as per Manchester United’s official website.

“There’s different ways of doing it, of course, different scenarios, different situations in games that [mean] you might have to play a certain way.

“But I think for me it’s [about] working with the players. I love working with the players and helping them get better individually, which, hopefully, will help the team improve and [I want to] be there to support them.

“I’m one of them, we’re all in it together, and I think it’s important that we all look after each other.

“But I know it comes down to results. Hopefully, we can play a really exciting type of football and be positive and express and bring excitement.

“I want to be off my seat. I want to be enjoying watching the boys play, and results obviously need to come with that.”

United are seventh in the Premier League table and the Red Devils will host second-place Manchester City for the Manchester derby clash at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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