Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has challenged Wayne Rooney to confound the naysayers after damaging, over-the-top criticism during the international break.
In the public eye since bursting onto the scene when a teenager, a lot has changed in that journey from precocious talent to record-breaking 30-year-old captain of club and country.
Despite being the subject of scrutiny for so long, Rooney's place in the both sides, never mind position, has rarely been so fiercely debated.
Rooney arrives alone at Manchester United's team hotel ahead of the game with Leicester
The United captain this week said he ignores most of the 'rubbish' about him, but Mourinho thinks some of the talk has impacted his form since returning from England's unconvincing start to life under Sam Allardyce.