Why Man United fans should be excited about Kai Rooney's development as 16-year-old puts in stunning performance

By Matt Law | 27 Oct 2026 15:17, Last updated: 27 Oct 2026 15:21

Kai Rooney scored 4 times to assistance Manchester United-18s bushed Burnley Under-18s 6-0 successful the Under-18s Premier League connected Tuesday afternoon.

The 16-year-old is the eldest lad of Man United's all-time starring goalscorer Wayne Rooney, and helium has been tipped arsenic a aboriginal first-team prima for the Red Devils.

Kai Rooney has been successful fantabulous signifier successful the Under-18s Premier League this season, scoring 5 goals and registering 1 assistance successful 3 outings.

Four of those goals came connected Tuesday, with the attacker playing a starring relation successful Man United Under-18s signaling a standout triumph implicit the Clarets.

Describing his eldest lad on The Overlap, Man United fable Wayne Rooney antecedently said: “[He has] my physique, but he’ll beryllium taller than maine and he’s a goalscorer, he’s successful the box, helium sniffs chances retired and that’s his game, truthful he’s doing OK.”

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Kai Rooney scored 4 times successful thumping triumph for Man United Under-18s

Kai Rooney has already made his debut for Man United Under-21s successful Premier League 2, coming connected arsenic a substitute against Nottingham Forest Under-21s connected October 16.

The teen opened the scoring successful the 22nd infinitesimal of the contention against Burnley Under-18s with a astute right-footed shot, earlier scoring a punishment aboriginal successful the 2nd play to marque it 2-0.

Kai Rooney was astatine it again successful the 63rd minute, scoring a header disconnected an assistance from Jay McEvoy, earlier different right-footed onslaught saw him people a 4th successful the 66th minute.

Jaume Camacho and Noah Ajayi were besides connected the scoresheet for Man United Under-18s successful the second stages of Tuesday's contest.

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Could Kai Rooney travel successful his father's footsteps?

It is simply a monolithic inquire for Kai Rooney to lucifer what his begetter achieved, arsenic Wayne Rooney volition everlastingly beryllium remembered arsenic 1 of the top footballers of each time.

The present 41-year-old started his nonrecreational vocation astatine Everton earlier moving to Man United successful 2017, and helium scored 253 times for the Red Devils during a superb career.

Man United's all-time starring goalscorer besides netted 53 times successful 120 caps for England, and helium was 1 of the champion players successful satellite shot earlier helium reached his 20s.

Kai Rooney has been fantabulous aboriginal this season, and the signs are incredibly positive, arsenic helium looks fitter, faster and stronger than past term.

Man United are presently going done a hard period, but it mightiness not beryllium excessively agelong until the supporters person different Rooney to cheer astatine first-team level.