Former player Wayne Rooney insists he still has aspirations of returning to Everton again as manager.
The Croxteth-born star, who had two spells at Goodison Park between 2002-04 and 2017-18, is currently out of work after being sacked by Birmingham City in January after winning just two of his 15 matches in charge over an 83-day tenure. Rooney, who was in charge of Derby County at the time, was previously linked with the Everton manager’s job when Rafael Benitez was ultimately replaced by the forward’s ex-England team-mate Frank Lampard in January 2022.
Despite his brief period at the helm at St Andrew’s following an underwhelming spell with DC United in the USA’s Major League Soccer, the 38-year-old hopes he can still work his way back up in his managerial career to be considered for the top jobs at his other former clubs and become a potential future successor for Sean Dyche. Rooney told Match of the Day: “Managing Manchester United or Everton is the aim, these big jobs are where you want to get to.
“But it’s a process. I have got to go through the steps and get myself back on track.
Despite his brief period at the helm at St Andrew’s following an underwhelming spell with DC United in the USA’s Major League Soccer, the 38-year-old hopes he can still work his way back up in his managerial career to be considered for the top jobs at his other former clubs and become a potential future successor for Sean Dyche. Rooney told Match of the Day: “Managing Manchester United or Everton is the aim, these big jobs are where you want to get to.
“But it’s a process. I have got to go through the steps and get myself back on track.
