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Give me the armband! Wayne Rooney keen to captain Man Utd and England
WAYNE ROONEY has thrown his hat into the ring insofar as expressing a strong desire to captain both Manchester United and England.
The 28-year-old, who put pen to paper on a new long-term deal at Old Trafford last month, has been touted as a possible candidate to skipper the Red Devils with Nemanja Vidic heading for Inter Milan at the end of the season.
And Rooney has said he would jump at the chance to lead club and country if the opportunity presented itself.
"I've captained a few times for United and if the manager wants me to be captain, I'd have no problem with that," said Rooney.
Rooney has captained England twice in the 89 appearances he has clocked up so far, but has admitted he would be 'honoured' to get the chance to do it on a full-time basis.
"It'd be a great honour to captain my country but, again, it's the manager's call and I'm sure he'll have a few contenders," Rooney told United's club magazine Inside United.
"You don't know what Steven is going to do in the summer, only he knows."