{"id":258446,"date":"2026-08-18T14:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/wayne-rooney-tells-manchester-united-to-complete-absolute-no-brainer-signing-from-premier-league-rivals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:36:21","slug":"wayne-rooney-tells-manchester-united-to-complete-absolute-no-brainer-signing-from-premier-league-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/wayne-rooney-tells-manchester-united-to-complete-absolute-no-brainer-signing-from-premier-league-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney tells Manchester United to complete &#8216;absolute no-brainer&#8217; signing from Premier League rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5206187\" data-slug-id=\"2824159\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has urged the Red Devils to sign Myles-Lewis Skelly from Arsenal, if he&#8217;s up for sale this summer. Last week, reports claimed the Gunners offered Lewis-Skelly to Chelsea and Manchester United after the arrival of Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile 19-year-old star impressed in the Community Shield triumph against Manchester City on Sunday, grabbing the assist for Riccardo Calafiori&#8217;s opening goal. Lewis-Skelly fits Manchester United perfectly since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/epl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Premier League<\/a> giants are still believed to be on the hunt for a new left-back, and a third midfielder after the arrivals of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/wayne-rooney\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Rooney<\/a> highlighted how Lewis-Skelly can play both the positions that United need to strengthen and called the signing &#8216;an absolute no-brainer&#8217;. The footballer-turned-pundit admitted that selling the teenager would be a bad look on Arsenal, but stated he can understand if they did it.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the first episode of The Overlap&#8217;s new &#8216;Stick to United&#8217; show, Rooney commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Lewis Skelly, we&#8217;re hearing that he is available for not much money, I think it&#8217;s an absolute no-brainer (to sign him).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you can get a player that can play left back and central midfield. He&#8217;s young and he&#8217;s got a massive future ahead of him, I think that&#8217;s an absolute no-brainer if you can bring him in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Arsenal have spent a lot over the last couple of years, there&#8217;s him and Nwaneri as well and it would be pure profit for those two players.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a great look for Arsenal but I can see why they might need to sell. But if you\u2019re United and a player like Lewis-Skelly becomes available\u2026&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lewis-Skelly, who has represented England at senior level, has a contract with Arsenal that runs until 2030.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Manchester United forced to make changes to jersey due to UEFA rule, issue statement<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of their much-awaited return to the Champions League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/manchester-united\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Manchester United<\/a> have confirmed that the club will tweak their third kit to comply to a UEFA rule. The Red Devils&#8217; third kit sports a clean and aesthetic Snapdragon logo without the wording, unlike in the home and away kits for the season.<\/p>\n<p>As per UEFA&#8217;s rule, all shirts worn in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\"> Champions League<\/a> must be consistent. Hence, Manchester United will add the Snapdragon wording to the third kit as well to maintain synergy with the other two shirts.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League giants confirmed in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Reds are due to sport the jersey when required across domestic competition this term, although UEFA rules mean that the &#8216;Snapdragon&#8217; wordmark will be added to our players&#8217; shirts for any Champions League matches it is worn in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is because the same version of a logo must be used across all of a club&#8217;s kits in the tournament, so the sponsor on the third strip needs to match that on our new home and away releases, which feature the wordmark.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Manchester United finished third in the Premier League last season, seven points behind rivals Manchester City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Nived Zenith<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-wayne-rooney-tells-manchester-united-complete-absolute-no-brainer-signing-premier-league-rivals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has urged the Red Devils to sign Myles-Lewis Skelly from Arsenal, if he&#8217;s up for sale this summer. 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