Championship side Derby County earned an FA Cup tie against Manchester United and Wayne Rooney will be ready for his reunion with his former club according to Derby County manager Philip Cocu.
Rooney, 34, converted a 77th minute penalty as the Championship side beat Northampton Town FC 4-2 in Tuesday’s fourth-round replay.
Rooney left United in 2017 and can now look ahead of the Pride Park clash with United, where he became the all-time scorer with 253 goals.
He has been at the Championship side on a player-coach role since January after a two-season spell at MLS side DC United.
Rooney is relishing the FA Cup date according to dutch manager Philip Cocu.
‘’He comes back from the states, joins us and now plays his old club where he had a great career. It’s special. I’m sure he will be ready,’’ Cocu told reporters.
Cocu praised united:’’For me they are not only a name in world football. They have really great players, quality players in their team, they play really good football and dominate the games.
‘’Maybe in the league table everybody expects them to be higher up, but that doesn’t mean they play bad football. It’s an extremely strong team, but we will do everything in our power to create a great atmosphere and a great game here at Pride Park.’’
The Derby-United game will be played midweek between March 3rd and 5th and will not have replays.
