ROONEY: PLAYERS HAVE TO DO BETTER

Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has defended Jose Mourinho and said that the players "need to do better".

Mourinho is under immense pressure at United following the club's worst start to a Premier League season for 29 years.

"The players, the manager, it has been a tough start to the season," Rooney told the Telegraph.

"I know Jose is getting a load of stick but I said a few weeks ago, the players have to stand up."

United's all-time leading goalscorer believes that the problems are down to the players as well as Mourinho.

"The manager can do so much but then it is down to the players on the pitch to produce and probably collectively," Rooney added.

"It (the form) is a bit of everything coming together but Jose is an easy target. Some of the players have to be better."