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Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford ahead of his drink-drive court appearance - as his team's new Angry Birds sponsor gets tweeters chuckling

Wayne Rooney has been mocked by football fans after they spotted Everton's new Angry Birds sponsor - with many suggesting that the name is something he 'knows a thing or two about'.

The 31-year-old returned to Old Trafford today to face his old side Manchester United - the day before his court appearance over a drink-drive charge.

Before the match, Rooney was seen in the tunnel donning his blue Everton shirt which had the popular smartphone game written on his left arm.

One football fan wrote online: 'I suppose Rooney knows a thing or two about angry birds at the moment.