Viewers were left unimpressed with the former England star’s 'dreadful' analysis on Saturday night as Rooney joined Alan Shearer and host Mark Chapman for the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Some of Rooney's punditry was slammed by fans (Image: BBC)

Match of the Day fans showed new pundit Wayne Rooney the red card as the revamped BBC show suffered a ratings slump. Viewers were left unimpressed with the former England star’s “dreadful” analysis on Saturday night. ‌

The Manchester United legend, 39, joined Alan Shearer and host Mark Chapman for the opening weekend of the Premier League season. ‌

But Wazza, who has signed a reported £800,000 deal to be one of the Beeb’s star pundits, scored an own goal with fans. One wrote on X: “Rooney’s punditry makes me nos

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