Confirmed : Wayne Rooney to take over from ralf Ragnick as the next manager and f Manchester United.

 Former Manchester United icon Wayne

 Rooney has revealed that he would love

 to manage the club in the future and 

explained what he feels the Red Devils

 need to return to the top echelons 

of European football.

Rooney, who spent 13 years at Old 

Trafford, is currently the manager of 

Derby County, where he is facing the

 uphill task of keeping the Rams in the 

Championship.

His focus remains firmly affixed 

on his current club, but admits being

 in the dugout at United – or boyhood 

club Everton – is something that he 

would love to add to his coaching CV.

Asked by Sky Sports if he would jump 

at the chance to manage United, 

Rooney said: “Of course I would. At the

 minute obviously my focus is on Derby

 County and staying up [in the 

Championship], but Manchester United 

and Everton are the two clubs that 

are very close to me.

“Hopefully one day in the future I can

 manage one of those two clubs. 

It'd be a great achievement for me.”

It's no secret that United are in a transitional

 period, with the club having struggled 

to find consistency since the retirement

 of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.

The Red Devils have gone through four

 permanent managers since then, 

while Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick

 have also been drafted in at different 

points while changeovers were taking

 place.

It remains to be seen whether current

 interim boss Ralf Rangnick will be 

asked to stay on the sidelines past the 

2021-22 season, with the German 

slated for a consultancy role should the

 club bring in the likes of Mauricio 

Pochettino or Erik Ten Hag on a 

permanent basis.

Whatever happens, however, Rooney

 has underlined the need for whoever 

takes the role to be given time to 

build a balanced squad capable of 

challenging for top honours once again.

“They're obviously going through a 

difficult period,” the former striker added

. “Whether it's Rangnick or a new 

manager at the end of the season, they

 need someone to go in there and have

 time to build a squad.

“I think the next three years certainly 

it's going to be very difficult for them 

to win the Premier League. They need 

to give someone the time to build a 

squad and challenge for the big prizes.”