Wayne Rooney lined up for managerial return and ‘is contender to replace under-fire Championship boss’

WAYNE ROONEY is in line for a shock return to management just four months after being sacked by Plymouth Argyle.

Blackburn are reportedly considering him as pressure mounts on boss Valerien Ismael.

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Valerien Ismael is under pressure after a poor run of form[/caption]

Ismael took over at Ewood Park after John Eustace surprisingly left the club to join Derby in February.

But Blackburn have won just one of the Frenchman’s eight games in charge and they have slipped out the race for the play-offs.

talkSPORT claim Ismael is under mounting pressure despite him signing a three-year contract just months ago.

The Rovers are already weighing up his replacement and Rooney is supposedly on the list of possible candidates for the job.

Blackburn are currently tenth in the Championship, seven points off the all-important top six with four games to go.

Ismael has blamed injuries for his tough start to life in Lancashire, saying: “When you see the injury, we lost key players, massive players are missing for us.

“Ten players are missing. 10 players are missing. It’s just too much.

“It was really difficult for us to deal with that. At the same time, you are playing and need to get results and you’re losing players every game, every time. 

“We are not a dead team. We were a team with issues. We tried to deal with our issues. We tried to give our best. 

“But as I say, you have to stay calm. Focus on your job. Try to find the solution, ride the storm. At some point, you know it will come back. But some ingredients have to be right.”

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