INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Rooney, England's most gifted player since Paul Gascoigne, has never talked about the anger and the pain.
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Lesser characters than the 36-year-old former England captain would have folded by now given the truly desperate situation at Pride Park that seemingly deteriorates with every passing week.
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov feels Wayne Rooney is proving himself as a manager at Derby County and could be the next Everton boss.