Wayne Rooney has revealed he wants to return to management and opened up on what went wrong for him at Plymouth Argyle. The former Everton star was sacked by the Pilgrims last month, with the club lying at the foot of the Sky Bet Championship table after a run of nine games without a win.

Rooney, who linked with the Everton job following Rafa Benitez’s sacking in January 2022, had previously encompassed challenging spells at Derby County, DC United and Birmingham City during his managerial career.

However, speaking on the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, the former England international signalled his intention to return to management – but only at the right club. He said: “I would like to go back in [to management]. But it would have to be the right club.

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“I'm not in a massive rush to go back in. There's different things that I'm looking at to try and get involved with... unless something was absolutely the right thing to do.

“Every club I've been at, I've put myself in a really challenging situation. I've had some great experiences, good ones, bad ones (and) you've always got that to fall back on.

“Sometimes you have got different ideas which you're trying to put across to the players, and maybe there's a bit of arrogance where you're thinking, 'This is the right way'. Having better players helps.

“I'd have no problem dropping into an Under-21 team or going in as a coach... I'm still young enough to learn and develop. Just having a good group of players who were at a [good] level.”

Rooney also reflected on his time at Home Park, saying: “It's part of being a manager, regardless of [where you are], you're fully in it.

“Whether you're six or seven hours away or on your doorstep, you're ingrained in the job, so it doesn't matter where the location is.

“I loved my time there, the fans were great. The staff were great. We just hit a bad run of form. I can't fault [the players], they were trying and giving me everything.”

Before he concluded: “You always have that ego and that confidence that you can go in and get the best out of a difficult situation.

“It never happened that way, but I am going to enjoy time [away from management] with my family. I've been skiing with Coleen [Rooney] (and) I loved it.

“I'm definitely looking to try and expand and do different things. Enjoy my kids more, enjoy my family more, and enjoy doing stuff with them whilst I have this time off.”