<p class="title">Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United's under-achieving stars to show more respect for their troubled club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">United are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and have made a slow start to their Champions League campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sunday's 2-1 win over Everton did little to lift the gloom around Old Trafford, with United manager Jose Mourinho under scrutiny following a spluttering run which has seen key players fail to produce consistent performances.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mourinho has clashed with United stars including Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And Rooney, who became United's record goalscorer before leaving in 2017, believes it is down to the team's highly-paid stars to play with more pride and passion regardless of their issues with Mourinho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an interview with Football Focus, published on the BBC Sport website, DC United striker Rooney said: "Obviously they are going through a difficult period at the minute, but Jose Mourinho is very experienced and I think some players have to do a little bit better.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In my experience, I have never seen or heard of a player not wanting to play in the game because they have had a falling out with the manager.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think as a player you could do that, you've got to respect the club and the fans and also respect your team-mates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think any player, certainly at Manchester United, will be not playing for Jose, I'm sure they're all working hard behind the scenes to get results." (</p>
<p class="title">Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United's under-achieving stars to show more respect for their troubled club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">United are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and have made a slow start to their Champions League campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sunday's 2-1 win over Everton did little to lift the gloom around Old Trafford, with United manager Jose Mourinho under scrutiny following a spluttering run which has seen key players fail to produce consistent performances.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mourinho has clashed with United stars including Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">And Rooney, who became United's record goalscorer before leaving in 2017, believes it is down to the team's highly-paid stars to play with more pride and passion regardless of their issues with Mourinho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an interview with Football Focus, published on the BBC Sport website, DC United striker Rooney said: "Obviously they are going through a difficult period at the minute, but Jose Mourinho is very experienced and I think some players have to do a little bit better.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In my experience, I have never seen or heard of a player not wanting to play in the game because they have had a falling out with the manager.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think as a player you could do that, you've got to respect the club and the fans and also respect your team-mates.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think any player, certainly at Manchester United, will be not playing for Jose, I'm sure they're all working hard behind the scenes to get results." (</p>