Gary Neville urged former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney to quit Everton for MLS.

Rooney is on the brink of accepting a move to DC United.

Neville told Sky Sports: "I thought it was nice that he went back to Everton, but it never quite works when you go back.

"My view is that to experience something completely different would be a great thing for him - to get away and try something different.

"He's got 30/35 years of his life to think about, coming pretty quickly. To experience different things, different culture, different environment, and to learn about new things is not a bad thing for him.

"He's got a big decision to make in the next couple of years about what he does in his post-career."