WAYNE ROONEY has been downgraded to the Manchester United and England benches…and he’s down to No 13 in shirt sales, too.
According to Sports Direct, this season he has fallen seven places in their list of most popular shirts.
It’s a list headed by team mates Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Arsenal duo Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil weighing in third and fourth respectively.
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United colleagues David De Gea (No 6) and Marcus Rashford (10) are also ahead of Rooney, who is hoping for a United starting place against Liverpool on Monday.
The news comes alongside claims that Rooney may be heading for the United States of China next season with the Old Trafford hierarchy weighing up the possibility of paying off the remainder of Rooney’s deal, worth around £26million.
The top 20 Premier League shirt sales
1.Paul Pogba
2. Zlatan Ibrahimović
3. Alexis Sanchez
4.Mesut Ozil
5. Philippe Coutinho
6. David de Gea
7. Sadio Manè
8. Dimitri Payet
9. Eden Hazard
10. Marcus Rashford
11. Anthony Martial
12. Sergio Aguero
13. Wayne Rooney
14. Harry Kane
15. Granit Xhaka
16. Kevin De Bruyne
17. N’Golo Kante
18. Roberto Firmino
19. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
20. Aaron Ramsey
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For the record Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane are at Nos 5 and 7, with West Ham star Dimitri Payet and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard occupying spots No 8 and 9.
Another United player, Anthony Martial, is at No 11 with cross city rival Sergio Aguero at No 12.
At one stage last season Rooney was actually the most popular Manchester United player in regard to shirt sales, although he did eventually fall to No 6.
He's been replaced by Pogba, the world’s most expensive footballer who rejoined the club he left for just £800,000 nothing for around £96 million this summer.
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