Steven Gerrard urges Wayne Rooney to make MLS move

Former Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Steve Gerrard urges Everton forward Wayne Rooney to make the move to the MLS.

By Matt Law, Football Editor

Published: June 21 2018 | 16:36

Last updated: June 22 2018 | 06:01

Former Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard has urged Everton forward Wayne Rooney to make the move to the MLS in this summer's transfer window.

Rooney still has one year left to run on his contract at Everton, but the former England and Manchester United captain has been strongly linked with a move to MLS team DC United.

Gerrard, who is now in charge of Rangers, spent 18 months turning out for LA Galaxy, and the 38-year-old has encouraged Rooney to move to North America at this stage of his career.

"I hope he does, I hope he makes it. I enjoyed my time at the MLS and enjoyed the life experience," PA quotes Gerrard as saying.

"I think where Wayne is now in his career I think it would be great for him and his family to go and settle in an incredible state and see a lot of America.

"It is certainly a life experience I'll never forget and I hope he goes and has the same. The league is a good league, the players are fit and mobile and it is competitive and I enjoyed it at that stage of my career."

Rooney scored 10 Premier League goals for Everton during the 2017-18 campaign after sealing a return to Goodison Park.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
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9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
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