Wayne Rooney knows where D.C. United stands right now. It’s not the team that won three of the first four MLS Cups after the league began in 1996. Instead, United sits at the bottom of the league’s rankings and has won just two games this season.
But Rooney, who signed a two-and-half-year guaranteed contract worth about $13 million, also thinks he can be part of the solution.
“We need to improve. That’s clear to see,” Rooney said at his introductory news conference Monday. “We have to improve and start getting better results. I think there’s talent on the team.