Rookie manager Wayne Rooney mired in relegation battle

Wayne Rooney the player found ways to score. Wayne Rooney the manager has hit a wall. The former Manchester United striker finds himself in a relegation battle in England’s second division as Derby’s losses pile up. The club that Rooney took over first on an interim basis as player-coach and then permanently in January upon his retirement has only one win from its last 13 games. The Rams have lost five in a row and are dangerously close to being dropped to the third division. With two games to play Derby sits just above the relegation zone. Derby plays at Swansea on Saturday.