Manchester United's Mourinho to axe Rooney for Leicester City matchSeptember 20, 2016 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wayne Rooney finally looks set to be dropped by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho for this weekend’s Premier League match against Leicester City, Metro said. The England international’s woeful form in the club’s most recent defeat to Watford looks to have been enough for the Portuguese to finally lose patience with him, though many fans have been calling for him to be left out for the best part of a year. Rooney, who turns 31 next month, has been performing at the top level since his breakthrough the age of 16 for Everton, and that seems to be catching up with him now as he looks well past his peak despite being relatively young for a top class footballer. United lost 3-1 at Watford on Sunday with Rooney used in midfield, but his change of position doesn’t seem to have helped him regain any kind of form. According to The Sun, the Red Devils captain will now be left out of the starting line up for the visit of Premier League champions Leicester to Old Trafford on Saturday. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |