"He needs to be sent far away. He just drives me mad" - Wayne Rooney slams Frank Ilett and his haircut challenge

Ilett will have to wait for another run of 5 wins.

Details: 40-year-old former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said on a recent podcast that famous Red Devils fan Frank Ilett, who started a challenge vowing not to cut his hair until Manchester United win five matches in a row, is only making things harder for the team.

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Rooney insists that even if the team manages to win five in a row, Ilett will still be unhappy, because he'll have to shave his hair off and then nobody will be interested in him anymore.

I’d send him packing, he just gets on my nerves.

We’re talking about Carrick and United trying to win a fifth straight match, but all anyone cares about is whether this guy gets his hair cut. I’m sure he’ll be gutted if United win the fifth game, because suddenly he’ll be irrelevant.

Whether Ilett will actually be gutted or not remains to be seen, as Manchester United failed to beat West Ham yesterday and couldn't make it five wins in a row.

Reminder: Moment of truth! If Manchester United beat West Ham today, Frank Ilett will finally shave his hair after 493 days