Tony Cascarino suggests Wayne Rooney has become a fringe player at Everton

Popular football pundit Tony Cascarino has suggested in The Times that Wayne Rooney is becoming a fringe player at Everton and his fairy tale move to his boyhood club is not working out after his unimpressive display against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.

The 32-year-old joined Everton on a free transfer from Manchester United last summer after reportedly taking a 50% wage cut to reignite his career. He has scored 10 goals in the Premier League this season, but Cascarino believes that Rooney’s role has changed over the last few years and that he has become a fringe player.