It was the decision Manchester United fans were crying out for. After his lacklustre performance leading the line against Northampton Town, Wayne Rooney was finally dropped.
It was just the second time he was left out of the starting lineup in the Premier League for anything other than fitness reasons since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
Now confirmed: Wayne Rooney dropped for just the second time since Fergie retired #mufc https://t.co/mgMf9c2TNt
— Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) September 24, 2016
A poll was run on former fanzine Red Issue's website during the week (h/t Manchester Evening News) and the results were astonishing.