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Gutted Kai Rooney, 15, on crutches after injury following Man Utd breakthrough
Sep 10 2025 19:38 · By Henry Tomlinson/Henry Tomlinson
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KAI ROONEY has been left heartbroken as he revealed he has suffered an injury after sharing pictures of himself with crutches.
The son of Manchester United legend Wayne, insisted that "life can't get worse" on Instagram.
2 Kai Rooney has sufffered an injury Credit: Getty
2 He shared this image on social media Credit: Eamonn & James Clarke
Kai, 15, took to the social media platform to share images of himself on crutches.
The picture showed Kai wearing a medical boot and using crutches.
He wrote on the image: "Life can't get worse".
United supporters have reacted to the news and flooded social media with sympathy for the teenager.
One posted: "Wishing him a speedy recovery."
A second commented: "Hope it gets better soon."
A third wrote: "Come back stronger young man."
A fourth said: "Need you on the pitch soon."
The injury comes just after his s urprising call-up to the United U19s squad .
He made the jump of three age groups in August after impressing in the club's youth academy.
The forward was included in the squad for a prestigious tournament in Croatia.
Since then, he has been back with the U18s and scored in the 5-0 win over the Middlesbrough U18s .
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