In an interview for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year show, Alan Shearer claimed that Rooney is a technically more gifted player: "In terms of ability, I am not in Wayne’s bracket."
And Gascoigne warns Rooney that taking kicks is part of being a good player that is feared by others:
"What everyone has to understand is the reason Wayne gets kicked is because the boy is such a class player," said Gascoigne.