Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 23:26 / Updated on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 23:28
Wayne Rooney (40 years old) made a top 3 of the best attacking players in the Premier League, and his choices surprised.
The Manchester United legend omitted Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland (25) but mentioned Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres (27) when challenged to pick this season's top three athletes.
Wayne Rooney: “He was brilliant, continued his form from last season”
The Premier League returns this weekend and Wayne Rooney has been challenged to pick the best trio of the season so far.
He surprised by the names he nominated, especially as we approach stage number 12.
Rooney left out Erling Haaland, who has 14 goals in 11 games for rivals Manchester City and is the top scorer in the Premier League, with 6 more than second-placed Igor Thiago.
Instead of the Norwegian, the Englishman chose another Scandinavian player, Viktor Gyokeres. The Swede is injured, and the severity of the injury is not known. He has 4 goals in 10 matches.
“Third… I'd say Viktor Gyokeres, I think. Arsenal have been desperate for a number 9 for a few years and he's turned up. He has pace, determination, the way he holds the ball and of course he scores a few goals“, the former striker explained for Amazon Prime Video Sport, quoted by abola.pt.
In addition to Gyokeres, he also selected a player from his former team, now coached by Ruben Amorim. It is about Bryan Mbeumo, who arrived from Brentford this summer for 75 million euros.
The Cameroonian has 5 goals and an assist in 11 matches. “He was very good for Manchester United, even though the team had a poor start to the season, he was very goodRooney said.
Finally, he mentioned Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo, the third top scorer in the Premier League with 6 goals and 3 assists. “It was brilliant, he continued his form from last seasonRooney said.
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