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'I'm sure' - Wayne Rooney a Premier League manager in waiting insists ex-Manchester United team-mate

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Put Wayne Rooney and Phil Bardsley's names together in a sentence and it conjures up images of boxing, but it's in the dug-out where the England legend can become a real heavyweight.

That's the belief of Bardsley, whose sparring session with the United great ended with Rooney briefly knocked out, a viral video and a famous celebration from the former striker.

The two are good friends having been team-mates at Old Trafford and, as we sit at Stockport County's training ground discussing the coaching future of Rooney, Bardsley is in no doubt. "It's really bright," said the 37-year-old of Rooney's management prospects.

Currently in charge of MLS side DC United, he spent nearly two years leading Derby County in the Championship. It ended in relegation but Rooney left with credit such was the perilous state of the club during his tenure.

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