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'Rooney is back'

Wayne Rooney set to stay with Manchester United after starring in Facebook kit launch of new black away kit

The Red Devils legend had to often settle for a place on the bench under Jose Mourinho, where he made just 15 starts in the Premier League

MANCHESTER UNITED have dropped a huge hint that captain Wayne Rooney will stay after he starred in their kit launch post on Facebook.

The Red Devils all-time top scorer has had to play second fiddle in the side behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and was widely believed to be heading out the Old Trafford door.

 Manchester United uploaded this photo on their Facebook page in a huge hint that Wayne Rooney will be staying
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Manchester United uploaded this photo on their Facebook page in a huge hint that Wayne Rooney will be staying
 The Red Devils legend looked destined to be heading out the door in the summer, but could now be set to stay
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The Red Devils legend looked destined to be heading out the door in the summer, but could now be set to stay

Rooney only featured in 25 Premier League fixtures - his lowest total in the entirety of his career, and only started a mere 15 games under Jose Mourinho.


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But it appears as though he is set to reprise his role of being a key player for the Europa League winners after modelling United's new black away kit for the 2017/18 campaign.

Fans immediately saw it as a sign their club legend would be prolonging his love affair with the side past the summer, with the first comment simply saying: "Rooney is back."

 Former Juventus star Paul Pogba was one of the players to model the new away kit, where he will be hoping for better performances in his second season since re-joining
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Former Juventus star Paul Pogba was one of the players to model the new away kit, where he will be hoping for better performances in his second season since re-joiningCredit: Manchester United / Adidas
 David de Gea has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid, but he also took part in the promo shoot
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David de Gea has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid, but he also took part in the promo shootCredit: Manchester United / Adidas

He was joined alongside central midfielders Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera, and forward Jesse Lingard, as United go back to black for the first time since their third choice kit in the 2015/16 season.

Rooney, who will be stripped as England skipper in favour of Harry Kane, has two offers from China where he could pocket a whopping £50million in two seasons.

While any hopes of resurrecting his career at former club Everton have been dashed after their interest cooled in the 31-year-old, leaving America and the Chinese Super League as the only viable options.

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