Louis van Gaal put Phil Jones on penalties over Wayne Rooney after Man Utd error
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWayne Rooney said that he was once sent to the "back of the queue" for penalties by Louis van Gaal. On a recent episode of The Stick to Football podcast, the Manchester United legend - alongside Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, and Jill Scott - spilt the beans on a peculiar rule the Dutchman implemented about spot kicks.
He explained: "For the forwards, if you're the penalty taker - if you miss - you're the back of the queue. "Even in pre-season, if you miss a penalty, you go to number seven or eight in the queue." He then detailed how this policy affected him directly, adding: "We got three penalties pre-season, I scored the first two.
The last game before - we played Sevilla at Old Trafford - I've hit the post. READ MORE: Wayne Rooney struggles seal Man United fate as 10-year prediction left in tatters READ MORE: I've been in Ruud van Nistelrooy meetings at Man United – this is what he's really like "So for the first game of the season, I was like number eight penalty taker." Adding to the comedy of the situation, Rooney revealed: "Phil Jones went into the game as the penalty taker and you've got me and [Robin] Van Persie." Rooney's exceptional talent was evident from his early days.
He exploded onto the football scene with Everton, making his senior debut at just 16 years old in a 2-2 draw against Spurs in August 2002.
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