Everton boss Sam Allardyce will sit down with Wayne Rooney this week to discuss his angry reaction to being substituted during Saturday’s derby draw with Liverpool.
The 32-year-old striker was less than impressed when he was replaced by Idrissa Gueye just 57 minutes into the 0-0 draw at Goodison Park and made his feelings know as he headed off the pitch.
However, Allardyce told talkSPORT: “Wayne’s disappointment was frustration at the fact of bring an Evertonian through and through – he’s been an Evertonian all his life, he made his debut for Everton when he was 16, he was playing in a great big derby match against Liverpool on his own park and he got substituted by the manager.
“That was too much for him to take and he had to show his frustration. We’ll sit down in the next week and we’ll talk it through and we’ll see how he feels. I’m sure he’s calmed down a little bit now.
