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Former Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney is confident Jose Mourinho’s side can make a stronger push for the title next season, despite finishing 19 points behind champions Manchester City in 2017-18.
Rooney, Manchester United’s record goalscorer with 253 goals between 2004 and 2017.
“Obviously they can challenge, it’s a massive club. Last year was different because of how well Manchester City did,” he said.
“In any other year, they might have won the title. A lot of people looked at what Manchester City did and said Manchester United didn’t play that well.
“But they actually had a good season. Obviously they didn’t win anything but I think they can take confidence from that and I believe they can push Manchester City next season.
“I saw that people said they weren’t playing the most attractive football. But they scored a lot of goals. I think they are getting there. Hopefully it won’t be long before they win the title again.”
Wayne Rooney left Everton for DC United because he did not want to “hang around and be a dead weight”.
The former England captain, 32, said he would not have moved to the United States if his wife and children were not going to join him.
Rooney, who signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, said he remained hungry for success and wanted to win trophies.
He left Everton in June after scoring 208 goals in 491 Premier League appearances over 16 years.