But occasions have modified.
“Now we’re in social media,” Rooney mentioned. “People will be messaging, Instagram or Twitter, whatever he’s got. And you’ll be seeing it everywhere.
“So I do not assume he could have slept many hours [on Saturday night] as a result of I’m positive he could have been up watching it.
“It’s different now, a different age when I was coming through. There was no social media at that time.
“So it was all concerning the newspapers and whether or not you favored it or not – entrance web page and again web page. I believe the scrutiny’s not on you as a lot possibly nowadays.”
Rooney also praised Dowman’s attitude.
“He appears, from the video games I’ve watched, to not let that stress have an effect on him as a result of he will get the ball, he holds on to it, he commits defenders, he goes to take them on, and so he positively seems to be like he is bought a confidence about him,” Rooney mentioned.
“Mikel Arteta, a few of the senior gamers within the Arsenal squad, is not going to let him get forward of himself. But I believe it’s important to get pleasure from it as properly.
“Sometimes people think that enjoying success is arrogant and I just think they do it in the [USA]. They enjoy it and they celebrate it.
“So once we’ve bought a younger lad like that coming by means of as a 16-year-old, he is clearly bought loads of potential and also you simply hope he can go and fulfil that potential.
“Let him enjoy it and go and express himself.”
