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‘Finally know why he’s always sacked’, say fans as Wayne Rooney picks controversial Arsenal-Real Madrid combined XI

Published on April 16, 2025 at 02:03 PM

WAYNE ROONEY has enraged fans after naming just THREE Arsenal players in his combined XI with Real Madrid.

The Gunners are in the giants in their quarter-final second leg tonight.

Wayne Rooney in a black polo shirt.
Wayne Rooney has infuriated Gunners fans with his combined Arsenal and Madrid XI

The Premier League side shell-shocked the reigning European champions with a win a week ago.

Two outrageous free-kicks were finished off by a slick curling finish from Mikel Merino, to leave Madrid needing to create club history in order to come back.

Arsenal fans believe they have one foot in the semi-final, with a couple even wearing

Supporters have every belief after watching ‘s defence nullify superstars and Vinicius Jr last Tuesday.

So the Emirates faithful have laid into Rooney for leaving so many Arsenal players out of his current combined XI.

Speaking to TNT, Rooney began with choosing world class goalkeeper over . Seems plausible.

But fans were left baffled when Wazza picked Lucas Vasquez – a makeshift right-back for Madrid – over Jurrien Timber.

The Manchester United legend can be forgiven for backing over and over Raul Asencio.


Rooney also picked over left-back.

But there were plenty of question marks when – who was sent off at the Emirates – earned a spot over .

The final Arsenal player chosen was Rice over .

That means made the cut over .

And after a few seconds of stewing, was completely LEFT OUTfor on the right wing.

There should be few complaints over Vinicius and Mbappe completing the line-up over Gabriel Martinelli and Merino.

But, naturally, Arsenal fans were outraged with Rooney's picks – with a few teasing the ex- England striker about his poor managerial career.

One said: “Not putting in Saka over has got to be one of the worst takes I’ve seen.”

A second quipped: “Finally, I have found out the reason why he is always sacked... poor first team selection.”

Illustration of Wayne Rooney's Arsenal-Real Madrid combined XI.

Another said: “Camavinga over Partey… This man is not Ok. He needs to be checked. Rodrigo and Vasquez over Saka and Timber.”

A third added: “Lucas Vasquez in front of Timber is just football malpractice!”

Rooney was forced to after being caught jokingly whispering behind Gabby Logan's back on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, supporters been rocked by the ever-so-close comebacks of and last night.

After going 5-1 down on aggregate, Villa mounted an incredible revival to bring the score to 5-4 across to two legs.

And they could've won the game enough to go through, before missing untold chances at Villa Park.

Meanwhile, Dortmund also gave Barcelona a scare after climbing close to a 5-3 aggregate scoreline on Tuesday night.

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