That is exactly what happened for three of the four Rooney boys on Sunday afternoon, when Kai, Kit and Klay all watched their legendary old man lead his Rams against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Reds.
The pre-season friendly at Pride Park was played in glorious sunshine and resulted in a competitive 2-1 win for United, thanks to goals from our exciting forwards Tahith Chong and Facundo Pellistri.
Derby halved the deficit late on courtesy of a Colin Kazim-Richards strike and, despite the loss, a relaxed Rooney admitted afterwards he was pleased by his makeshift team’s performance.
