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Wayne Rooney tests NEGATIVE for coronavirus but is 'angry and disappointed' at still having to isolate for 14 days with his family after being visited by a friend who was later found to have for the disease

Wayne Rooney has confirmed that he has tested negative for coronavirus but admits he is 'angry and disappointed' at having to miss upcoming games for Derby County due to self-isolation.

England’s record goalscorer was visited at his home last Thursday by Josh Bardsley — the younger brother of Burnley defender Phil Bardsley — unaware that Bardsley Jnr had been contacted by NHS Test and Trace.

Bardsley later tested positive for Covid-19, but Rooney said on his Twitter page on Monday that he does not have the virus and said he was 'delighted for myself and my family.