Paul Ince: Don’t insult Wayne Rooney with midfield role

Playing Wayne Rooney in midfield “is an insult”, according to former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince.

Rooney once more dropped deep away from the centre-forward position as England struggled to a 1-0 win over 10-man Slovakia last Sunday.

And ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby, Ince has written off Rooney’s midfield abilities, insisting he would have “overrun” Rooney at the peak of his own powers.