“At the moment that is having a massive effect on his performance. ne OK"This is why you shouldn't have pundits on games their mates are playing in. He has appeared for Arsenal 175 times, scoring 29 goals, and although the wrong side of 30 now, the . axed Rooney’s recent dismal displays further prove?the irreversible decline of the England captain and it could finally be time for Mourinho to drop him. He struggled with injuries in his first few years at Arsenal, after being heralded as the “new Dennis Bergkamp“. 216;mobile mechanics’ – something the former?Anfield defender has never expressed an interest in. However, Wengers genius on Overmars may have come with selling him. In his first season at the club he?was named in the PFA Team of the Year and was named PFA Fans Player of the Season. The speed merchant went on score 41 goals in 142 appearances for the Gunners, as he terrorised Premier League right-backs game on game. as Michael Carrick's chauffeur Getty Images5Wayne Rooney was ineffective against Watford in Uni.