Wayne Rooney has set his sights on playing as long as he can as he prepares to make his debut for Derby County.

The former Spice Girls star, 45, revealed that she and her husband David, 44, had 'come a long way' throughout the year

The four-time Premier League winner has revealed members of the squad were allowed to attend training the worse for wear and praised Sir Alex Ferguson's man-management.

Wayne Rooney impressed on his Derby County debut as he provided a stunning assist in a 2-1 win over Barnsley at Pride Park. Rooney was handed the captain's armband for his first appearance for club.

Wayne Rooney says he wants to 'play in every game' after making an impressive debut for Derby County in their 2-1 win over Barnsley and is happy to be the club's new permanent captain.

Wayne Rooney made his debut for Derby on Thursday, in his big return to English football. And cheering him on from the stands were wife Coleen, and eldest sons Kai, 10, and Klay, six.

Derby boss Phillip Cocu was pleased by Wayne Rooney's debut and revealed he will remain as permanent captain. Rooney had a hand in both goals in a 2-1 victory over Barnsley.

The 34-year-old, who made his debut for Derby this week, has described how he was 'sucked in' by initial success with gambling before ending up losing money and then 'chasing his bets'

Wayne Rooney has been accused of dying his hair, and even having a transplant by fans on social media. Within three days his beard was transformed for the match in Derby on Thursday.

DANNY MURPHY: Eric Cantona or Wayne Rooney, Luis Suarez or Fernando Torres, Peter Schmeichel or David de Gea? Do you agree with his selections?

PSG forward Angel Di Maria has lined up alongside some of the best players in the history of the game, but he believes Argentina team-mate and Barcelona icon Lionel Messi is the greatest. 

IAN HERBERT AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney's appetite for the warm-up in a half empty stadium told you how much he wanted a swansong against Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round.

Everton are looking to sign Joe Gelhardt from Wigan Athletic according to The Sun, the 17-year-old who has been dubbed 'the next Wayne Rooney.' 

Taking to Instagram, footballer celebrated their lengthy relationship with the hashtag #18years to highlight the fact that they began dating while still teenagers

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney is still breaking new ground even after 500 games in English league football with the first 'Panenka' penalty of his career.

The dad-of-four shared a video of Kai in action on the pitch to his Instagram page on Friday and instantly had fans branding the youngster a 'future star'. 

The striker, who is currently out with an injury, has bagged 64 goals in 201 appearances for the Old Trafford side and at 22 years old is likely to have plenty of time to catch Wayne Rooney.

The fans chanted his name for months before he had even laced up his boots and his presence has been the highlight of a low season for Derby. Rams fans will remember the name Wayne Rooney.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester United to watch out for Wayne Rooney in Thursday's FA Cup fifth round clash at Derby, warning: 'He wants to prove there is still fight in the old dog.'

The Derby captain said the Rams were on the bus to a hotel when the draw was announced and they all cheered.

INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: Rooney, who faces United as Derby's player-coach in the FA Cup Fifth Round, cited Liverpool - a club he has no love for - as one of the models of success.

INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: It's when Rooney is asked whether Sir Alex Ferguson's old man-management ruses make more sense to him, now he is a player-coach, with Derby County.

Wayne Rooney is the star attraction as the Derby County player-coach comes up against his former side Manchester United in the FA Cup. Follow all the updates here with Sportsmail.

The TV personality, 33, was joined by her son Kai, 10, for the match as they turned out to support Wayne who plays for Derby on Thursday.

CHRIS WHEELER AT PRIDE PARK: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was right about Wayne Rooney. There is still fight in the old dog. The problem for Rooney is that Man Utd have a bit of bite themselves.

Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United must compete on three fronts after Thursday's FA Cup win at Derby County.

Manchester United fans decided to take aim at goalkeeper Sergio Romero after he denied Wayne Rooney a late consolation in their 3-0 FA Cup fifth round win over Derby. 

Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the football authorities for treating players as 'guinea pigs' in their confused message over the coronavirus outbreak.

Cristiano Ronaldo is known to have an incredibly healthy lifestyle, but Wayne Rooney remembers taking the Portguese superstar to McDonald's as he looked to add weight.

The former Manchester United star lavished praise on the club's arch-rivals, who appear set to claim their first league crown in 30 years, and says that the season may even run until the end of the year.

Harry Kane has suggested he may leave Tottenham in order to achieve his ambitions in the game. But would the England captain be better off at a Premier League rivals or moving overseas?

Robin Van Persie was reluctant to choose the 'best' player from such a talented group and instead selected a core of regular starters who, when paired together, became a title-winning side.

Wayne Rooney, 34, has been given the green light to improve the security around his new £20million mega-mansion after residents initially opposed the proposal.

Bruno Fernandes has taken English football by storm following his £68million arrival from Sporting Lisbon, winning Premier League Player of the Month for February straight away.

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has recalled the time he thought Wayne Rooney's time at the club was over, seven years before he actually left.

Fabio Capello has given a frank account of England's 2010 World Cup campaign and has admitted that it pained him to put David James in goal following Robert Green's error against the United States.

Wayne Rooney says Cristiano Ronaldo's infamous 'wink' after he was sent off in the 2006 World Cup brought the pair closer together and inspired years of Manchester United glory.

There have been calls for players to give up a chunk of their wages in recent days, with the Premier League also suggesting that they should take a pay cut of 30 per cent amid the coronavirus crisis.

Marcus Rashford, just like many of us right now, has amusingly admitted he is trying to balance his Netflix schedule so that he doesn't get bored too quickly during the lockdown.

Sources say the problem with construction surrounds building supply deliveries for work on the 40 acre site in Cheshire being disrupted due to the coronavirus lockdown.

The former Manchester United frontman was embroiled in a lengthy feud over his home, but has been handed permission to build a shed to store the vehicle in by Cheshire East council.

Gary Neville has recalled the time he tried to relinquish his captaincy duties at United only for Ferguson to emphatically shut him down as he was worried of feuds breaking in the camp.

Gary Neville has revealed that Wayne Rooney ended up having a fight during a Manchester United team night out despite being 'man marked' by a security guard.

INTERVIEW: Matthew Briggs was the Premier League's youngest player at 16 years and 65 days but slipped down the leagues and on to a building site after anxiety took its grip.

Hart is one of a number of Burnley players set to be out of contract in the summer as the 32-year-old's miserable spell at Turf Moor comes to an end.

The 72-year-old Swede has watched on in recent years as the likes of Gareth Southgate, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard have taken on jobs at the highest level.

The goal most people remember from Rooney's distinguished United career was a match-winning overhead kick in the Manchester derby, but his best goal in terms of footballing craft is different.

Current Derby player-coach Rooney set aside his personal friendship with Juventus talisman Ronaldo and reasoned that Messi is the better player due to his ability to 'torture' his opponents.

Wayne Rooney believes Harry Kane will break his England goalscoring record. The former Manchester United striker currently holds the accolade having scored 53 goals in 120 appearances.

The couple, both aged 34, got together with their sons Kai, ten, Klay, six, Kit, four, and Cass, two, on their doorstep as they joined  millions across the nation at 8pm to applaud the heroes across the country.