Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has suggested Manchester United and Arsenal should have signed Hugo Ekitike ahead of Liverpool instead of Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres. Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool were all in the market for new strikers during last summer’s transfer window. Gyokeres has also attracted criticism despite Arsenal topping both the Premier League and Champions League, having scored just three league goals since mid-September. Benjamin Sesko has largely underwhelmed at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)Asked whether, given his praise of Gyokeres, he would take the Arsenal striker over Ekitike, Rooney replied: ‘No. More Trending‘I really enjoy watching those type of players [like Ekitike],’ Rooney said.

Source: Metro February 02, 2026 12:29 UTC