Wayne Rooney has described criticism of his work ethic by Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady as “unfair” and said the NFL legend did not understand football.

Former Manchester United and England captain Rooney, was sacked as Birmingham manager in January 2024 after less than three months in charge.

Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Brady, who became a minority shareholder at Birmingham in August 2023, said he was “a little worried about our head coach’s work ethic” during a recently-aired documentary after visiting Blues’ training ground two months later.

“I think Tom came in once, which was the day before a game where the days are a little bit lighter anyway, and I don’t think he really understood football that well,” Rooney said on his new podcast, The Wayne Rooney Show.

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