"[I enjoyed playing] anywhere really, anywhere across the midfield or forward line. I was at my best when just going to play and I'd pop up on the left or the right and I'd pop up behind midfielders at times. Just playing, being on the pitch in the attacking third, that was what I liked and enjoyed -- if you wanted one position, then probably the No. 10."
"In 2009, Rooney was deployed as the first choice No. 9 at Old Trafford and he scored 34 goals in all competitions that year, with 26 coming in the Premier League and five in the Champions League. Two years later and Rooney was again playing as the striker for United, where he repeated the feat of 34 goals, this time scoring 27 in the Premier League and five in a mixture of the Champions League and Europa League."
Wayne Rooney spent 13 years at Manchester United after emerging as a 16-year-old with Everton, playing 559 matches and scoring 253 goals for United. He scored 53 goals in 120 England caps and holds the outfield appearance record. Rooney operated across midfield and the forward line but proved most effective in the No. 10 role behind the striker. He felt bored despite scoring 34 goals in a season because he wanted to get more involved in the attacking third and in build-up play. Managers deployed him as a striker, No. 10, or deeper midfielder depending on team needs.
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