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'Overweight and slow' Rooney must deliver, says Parker

Wayne Rooney has been told he faces a defining season by Paul Parker, who has not been impressed by the Manchester United skipper.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been described as "overweight and slow" by the club's former defender Paul Parker.

The form of Rooney, 30, for both his club and England has been the subject of much debate over recent years and Parker feels he has not been living up to his lofty reputation.

The ex-full-back – who played for United between 1991 and 1996 – says Jose Mourinho must pick his captain on form and not his reputation.