Wayne Rooney reacts to Manchester United dressing room being 'ripped apart' with worrying prediction

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 22). Wayne Rooney reacts to Manchester United dressing room being 'ripped apart' with worrying prediction. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/wayne-rooney-man-utd-fernandes-martinez-b1302008.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-22 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Wayne Rooney discussed on The United Stand podcast how Lisandro Martinez's criticism of Manchester United's technical director and teammates marked the beginning of a divisive period for the team. Rooney predicted that more players would express dissatisfaction as they feel entitled to what they believe is right for them, rather than taking responsibility for their performance and the team’s success.

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Wayne Rooney warned that Manchester United's dressing room is being "ripped apart" following Lisandro Martinez's critical comments directed at technical director Jason Wilcox and teammates. In an interview on The United Stand podcast, Rooney predicted more players would speak out due to a lack of responsibility among them. Martinez had previously apologized for his remarks but the damage was already perceived as done by Rooney, who compared today’s players unfavorably to those he played with under Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Argentina Manchester United

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Bruno PERSON · 3× Martinez PERSON · 2× Wayne Rooney PERSON · 2× Alex Ferguson PERSON · 1× Argentina GPE · 1× Jason Wilcox PERSON · 1× Lisandro Martinez’s PERSON · 1× Manchester United ORG · 1× Rooney PERSON · 1×

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“You can say whether Bruno was right or wrong in what he said, but you have to take responsibility on the pitch, you have to take responsibility as a group of players and there were times when me and Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t talk, but I’d run through a brick wall for him on the pitch. “These players, they’re selfish.

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🔮 When Martinez came out, I said this is an absolute nightmare because it will rip the dressing room apart.

2026-10-22 · Evening Standard

Wayne Rooney reacts to Manchester United dressing room being 'ripped apart' with worrying prediction · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Wayne Rooney says Lisandro Martinez’s outburst was the start of the Manchester United dressing room being ripped apart, while also predicting more players to voice their displeasure in the coming weeks. asserted

players → say → weeks

The Argentina international, who has since issued an apology, was critical of technical director Jason Wilcox for not getting enough business done in the summer transfer window and also took aim with some of his team-mates. Speaking on The United Stand podcast, Rooney said. asserted

Rooney → issue → podcast

When Martinez came out, I said this is an absolute nightmare because it will rip the dressing room apart. asserted

it → come → room

“We’ve seen it now with Bruno and you’re going to see it with more players. asserted

you → see → players

The reason why is because them players don’t want to take responsibility. asserted

players → want → responsibility

they → say → pitch

They care about themselves, they don’t care about their team-mates, don’t care about the manager, about the staff or the fans, they care about themselves. asserted

they → care → themselves

These players, they’re selfish. asserted

they → ’re → ?

They care about themselves Wayne Rooney “If they’re not getting what’s right for them. asserted

what → care → them

They have to look at themselves. asserted

They → have → themselves

Read More “Bruno, he’s having probably the worst run of form he’s had since he’s been at the club and again, it’s no coincidence he’s putting pressure on someone else because he doesn’t want to face it. “ asserted

he → read → it

If he looks at himself in the mirror, if Martinez looks at himself in the mirror, all the players… they’ll find what is looking back at them is them and it’s not good enough.” asserted

it → look → them

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