Medals matter most to Rooney

WAYNE ROONEY may be the hottest young property in world football but the Manchester United sensation admits all the plaudits mean nothing without medals to go with them.

Amazingly, Rooney has not won a single honour since picking up the Liverpool and District Under-13s Sunday League title with junior club Copplehouse.

Since then, he has tasted the bitter pill of defeat in the Youth Cup final during his Everton days and in last season’s FA Cup final, when his own inspired performance could not steer United clear of a penalty shoot-out defeat to Arsenal.