Wayne Rooney Insulted Marcos Rojo Following Manchester United Defeat

Wayne Rooney allegedly insulted Marcos Rojo after the disappointing defeat of Manchester United against Leicester City recently. Manchester United stormed to a 2-0 lead but the newly promoted Leicester City managed to take over and walked home with the 5-3 victory.

On Monday, La Gaceta reported that Rooney insulted Rojo during the game, which referred to the team captain's letting rip at the defenders just after a Leicester City goal. According to the report, the image of the 28-year-old captain yelling quickly spread and that it gave the impression that the incident was embarrassing for Rojo.

During the game, Angel di Maria scored the typical magnificent goal but Marcos Rojo had a bit of a shocker. Rojo was deployed at left back ahead of Luke Shaw and his lack of actual left back play led to a huge gap, which Leicester City took advantage. Moreover, because of the gap that Rojo left, the Manchester United's central defenders were split. With the Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal playing his diamond formation, it wasn't easy for Daley Blind to support the gap.

Akin to a boat with a number of leaks, Manchester United slowly sank while Rojo appeared to be more concerned with going forward, neglecting that he is also sinking with the team.

Of course, Rojo is not the only person to blame for what happened, as he is still getting the hang of being with the Manchester United. It is possible that Rojo will play as one of the central defenders of the team as he's not really been a left back throughout his career.

For whatever it's worth, Louis van Gaal recently signed Rojo to his team this summer for £30 million and that is not exactly the price you pay for a player to warm the bench.

"Marcos Rojo is a better left back than a centre half, in my opinion," said Daily Mail's Portuguese blogger, Goncalo Lopes. "Here in Portugal he played almost all of Sporting Lisbon's