Derby County star Wayne Rooney is unhappy at how the authorities have used footballers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Premier League and Football League continued to schedule games even though the outbreak had clearly spread to Europe.

Several footballers around Europe and Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta are positive for COVID-19.

And Rooney thinks better leadership was needed.

"For players, staff and their families it has been a worrying week," he wrote in the Sunday Times.

"One in which you felt a lack of leadership from the government and from the FA and Premier League."

"I think a lot of footballers were wondering, 'Is it something to do with money being involved in this?'. Why did we wait until Friday? Why did it take Mikel Arteta [Arsenal manager] to get ill for the game in England to do the right thing?

"After the emergency meeting, at last the right decision was made - until then it almost felt like footballers in England were being treated like guinea pigs.

"I know how I feel. If any of my family get infected through me because I've had to play when it's not safe, and they get seriously ill, I'd have to think hard about ever playing again. I would never forgive the authorities."