Manchester United legend Paul Scholes can see Wayne Rooney hanging up his boots early.
Rooney made his professional debut in 2003 as a 16-year-old for boyhood club Everton and Scholes thinks his former Manchester United team-mate may hang up his boots in his early thirties due to the physical demand of the game.
Scholes, in his column for the Paddy Power Blog, wrote: "Wayne might be a player who'd retire come 31 or 32, given the amount of football he's played.
"Wayne's peak may have been a lot younger than what we'd expect of footballers traditionally. Age 28 or 29 has been the normal 'peak'. With Wayne, it could have been when he scored 27 league goals in 2011-12 when he 26.
"He might be a player who'd retire come 31 or 32, given the amount of football he's played.
"Ryan Giggs has been on the go for ages, but he adjusted his position. Can Wayne do the same? I don't think Wayne will be able to play centre forward until he's 34 or 35."
