Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer feels Wayne Rooney has lost confidence in Manchester United's defence.
Rooney's "stupid" red card on Saturday came about because the United captain doesn't trust his defence, according to Shearer.
Writing in his Sun column, Shearer said: "Wayne Rooney's stupidity was symptomatic of just where Manchester United are right now. In a bit of a confused mess.
"The problem is, Rooney is trying to do everyone's job to get them out of it. His swing at Stewart Downing was an act of desperation.
"It was not as if Downing was clear through on goal. There were plenty of defenders for him to get past from inside his own half.
"Yet it was probably down to a lack of trust in them on Rooney's part that he made the challenge."
