Rooney in quarantine after contact with a positive case

British tabloid 'The Sun' reported on Sunday that businessman Josh Bardsley visited Rooney on Thursday at his home, where he lives with his wife and four children. According to the source, he went there to give Rooney a watch, even though he knew he had to take a COVID-19 test and did not tell him.

Bardsley later tested positive and Rooney played the game against Watford, when he was still unaware that his friend was waiting for results.

"Had he known that Josh had been contacted by the search and trace services or had tested positive, Rooney would have refused to see him," his representative said in a statement to 'Sky'.

The former captain of the national team and Manchester United is "angry and disappointed" because "someone who has acted in secret and in violation of government recommendations" has put "him, his family and the club in this situation," the spokesman said.

The source insisted that "neither Josh nor anyone else" told him "before or during the visit" that the entrepreneur had been tested.

Current UK pandemic regulations require anyone who has come into contact with a positive person to be quarantined for 14 days.

Consequently, all Derby County and Watford staff will have to be tested. "Derby County Football Club is aware of reports in the national media that a player from the club has been in contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19," said the club, which does not name Rooney.

He stressed that the club will strictly follow the protocols established by the authorities of the Championship and the recommendations of the Government.