It is not only Wayne Rooney who appears to be heading for the Premier League exit door at the end of the season. An era is coming to an end at some of English football's major clubs, with a changing of the guard also about to take place at Manchester City and Chelsea.
While the spotlight remains fixed on Manchester United captain Rooney due to his diminishing importance at Manchester United and efforts by wealthy clubs in the Chinese Super League to tempt him away, his counterparts Vincent Kompany and John Terry are fading from the picture without similar fanfare, almost going unnoticed as their careers wind down at the Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge respectively.