It appears like the subsequent technology of Rooney is already making strikes.
Kai Rooney, the 15-year-old son of Manchester United legend Wayne, has obtained a shock call-up to the membership’s Underneath-19 squad – a soar of three age teams – after lighting up the pitch on the SuperCup NI (previously referred to as the Milk Cup).
The younger ahead was a standout for United’s Underneath-16s in Northern Eire, notching each targets and assists because the Reds powered via the group levels unbeaten, solely to fall 1-0 to Southampton within the ultimate at Coleraine Showgrounds.
Now, off the again of that breakout efficiency, Kai’s been drafted into United’s U-19 squad for the celebrated Mladen Ramljak Match in Croatia – a contest that’s beforehand featured the likes of Luka Modrić and Eduardo Camavinga.
{The teenager} appears to be having fun with the second too, sharing a snap on Instagram of his resort setup, full with a pool and a view, cheekily captioned: “19s event quickly.”
United’s younger weapons have landed in Group A, the place they will face academy giants Juventus, Speedy București and Dinamo Zagreb.
After all, Kai nonetheless has a protracted highway forward if he’s to match his dad’s legacy – Wayne stays United’s all-time prime scorer with 253 targets – but when this newest step is something to go by, the child’s acquired the pedigree… and the platform to succeed.