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James Wilson admits Man Utd skipper Rooney big influence

Manchester United striker James Wilson admits studying the game of skipper Wayne Rooney growing up.

Wilson was asked by MUTV about his role models.

On Rooney, he said: "He broke through at Everton when he was 16 or 17 which was a similar age to me [when I made my debut]. Then he got regular first-team football from then on, so that's an inspiration for me. He's got [he can score] free-kicks, penalties, outside the box, headers. He's got everything."

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