Wayne Rooney Comments on Potentially Managing After Playing Career

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has said he'll look to begin a career in management when his football playing career comes to an end.

The Red Devils will face Manchester City in the second game of their 2016 International Champions Cup campaign on Monday, and Rooney addressed the matter on Facebook Live from his hotel room in Beijing on Sunday, per Claire Corkery of Sky Sports.

"I would like to be manager when I finish playing," the England international said. "Football is what I've done my whole life. I'm currently in the process of taking my coaching badges, so hopefully when I finish playing, I'll have that complete."

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Rooney will have the advantage of playing under two of the most accomplished managers in modern football, having begun his United development under Sir Alex Ferguson, who brought him to Old Trafford in 2004.

The Scot mentored Rooney for almost a decade before departing United in 2013, and the 30-year-old will continue his Old Trafford career under former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho is getting his first impressions of many players in the Red Devils squad, but Rooney is already showing leadership qualities, per the Press Association's Simon Peach:

The veteran showed himself to be quite the diplomat on Facebook Live on Sunday, too, turning to team-mate Ashley Young, whom he offered a potential career in coaching.

"If you get going with your badges, you can come in and be one of my coaches," Rooney said, per Corkery.

"I might try that. Hear that? He just offered me a job," Young replied.

Rooney has played at the highest level of football for almost his entire career, winning five Premier League titles, one UEFA Champions League crown and one FA Cup.

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The versatile attacker is also England's top goalscorer, with 53 goals for the national team, and Peter Shilton (125) is the only player to have earned more caps than Rooney (115—tied for second alongside David Beckham).

Based on his playing resume, Rooney could open many managerial doors when his playing days are over, and he could be a force to be reckoned with if he's learned anything from his current and past coaches.