Rooney teased Phil Neville about the number 18

Sports 15:41, 14-08-2025

Rooney joked about Phil Neville wearing number 18

Everton recently loaned midfielder Jack Grealish from Manchester City. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

The player took the number 18 at the Merseyside club, a number previously worn by Wayne Rooney and Paul Gascoigne at the club. According to Grealish, before moving to Everton, he spoke with Rooney about choosing the number.

Former Manchester United striker Rooney confirmed this and joked about Phil Neville. Rooney said on BBC's Match of the Day program: "Yes, we talked.

Jack is a fantastic player and we joked about the number 18. Unfortunately, Phil Neville also wore that number." In the Premier League opening round, Everton will play away against Leeds.

The match will take place on Monday, August 18. Grealish explained the reason for choosing the number in the team as follows: "I spoke with Rooney."

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