Wayne Rooney is banned from watching Kai after Man Utd star made heartbreaking comment

Wayne Rooney is unable to watch his oldest son play football in Manchester United's youth teams

Wayne Rooney has been forbidden by his son Kai from attending his youth games for Manchester United. Kai, 16, is following in his famous father's footsteps by playing for the Red Devils, having joined the team when he was just 11.

As the eldest of four boys born to Wayne and his wife Coleen, there's immense pressure on the young forward to emulate his dad's success at Old Trafford. That is no small task considering Wayne is United's top scorer of all time with 253 goals, a former captain and a five-time Premier League champion after a 13-year career in the first team, having become a household name at the same age as Kai is now.

Unsurprisingly, even before proving himself as a promising talent in United's youth ranks, Kai attracted widespread media and fan attention. While this spotlight has boosted his profile and helped him secure a boot deal with Puma at the mere age of 12, it has also had its downsides.

One such drawback is that Wayne sadly can't watch his son's football matches live without being swarmed by fans asking for photos and autographs. With the media frenzy following Wayne off the pitch and overshadowing Kai's progress on it, Coleen once revealed that Kai made the heart-wrenching decision to ask the England legend not to attend his games.

Coleen explained on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here in 2024: "That's the thing with kids I think, it's hard to go on days out. Kai told Wayne to stop coming to football games, when he played grassroots tournaments and stuff because he used to get swarmed and he couldn't even watch the game.

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"How do you say to all of these kids, 'Go away, I'm watching my son?' Adults, it's different, you could speak to them. So he (Kai) just said, 'Oh, dad there's no point you coming because you don't even watch me play anyway.' Which is sad, but it can't be helped anyway. At the same time, the fans help you along the way and get you where you are."

Kai began featuring for United's U18s this season aged just 15, several months before his birthday in November. He made his debut coming off the bench during their 1-0 victory over his dad's boyhood club, Everton, at Finch Farm back in August.

Unfortunately, injury ruled him out during the opening weeks of the campaign, although he has now made his return to action for Darren Fletcher's team, celebrating his comeback with a goal.

Wayne, aware of his own standing in football, previously admitted he tries to let the club’s coaching staff handle the bulk of his son’s development by not giving him too many tactical instructions. However, he does occasionally share valuable wisdom with all of his sons at home, with Klay and Cass representing United and Everton, respectively.

The 40-year-old said on The Wayne Rooney Show: "I'm quite lucky where I live as I've got a little pitch there and when the kids say, 'We're coming on the pitch', all they're gonna do is tie the balls on the top corner.

"So when I say to them when I was younger, I remember setting a little square to practise passing into it and just playing off the wall. So I'm very similar, [I tell them], 'You need to work on your speed, you need to work on your technique and control.' Otherwise, you go out and you're just like, 'Watch me hit the ball in the top corner.'"

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