Wayne Rooney unhappy with the midfield role as he looks to play defensive midfielder against Preston in The FA Cup

Louis Van Gaal is playing Wayne Rooney as a defensive midfielder, the position Rooney is not fond of playing at.

Wayne Rooney unhappy with the midfield role as he looks to play defensive midfielder against Preston in The FA Cup

Wayne Rooney is said to be unhappy with the role he is being given by the current Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal. Rooney is being used as a central midfielder as Manchester United go through turbulent injury period. The 29-year old England and Manchester United skipper has not led the line for long  time now and is yet to register a shot on target into this calendar year.

Out of the 21 matches Rooney has played, he has started as a striker in five occasions and has returned 2 goals and 2 assists. Rooney as a Central attacking midfielder has returned 2 goals and an assist in three games. His 15 games as a central midfield player has just brought in 3 goals and an assist. Even statwise, the forward looks like not favoring the game and Louis Van Gaal needs to look on to use his prime asset properly if he wants to bring best out of the squad.