Wayne Rooney's Son Kai Scores 4 Goals for Man United Academy Against Liverpool

• Kai Rooney is already having a huge impact at Man United's youth system months after his arrival
• The youngster penned a contract with United's Under11 team last December with the hope of continuing with his dad's legacy
• Kai was recently the star of the moment after he scored four goals in his side's 5-4 defeat against rivals Liverpool

Wayne Rooney's son Kai appears to be cultivating a path to make a name for himself with Man United, just like his legendary dad.

The youngster was the star of the moment at the weekend after scoring four goals for Man United's academy against rivals Liverpool.

Kai scored all the four goals in the clash but could not help his team from suffering a 5-4 loss against the young Reds.

The youngster made revealed the result via his Instagram account which is believed to be managed by his dad and mum, Coleen.

Kai linked up with Man United's U12 side in December 2020, with photos of him penning a contract alongside his parents being shared.

"Proud day. Kai signing for Man Utd. Keep up the hard work son," his dad Rooney revealed on social media at the time.

SunSport reports Rooney Jr had multiple offers from a number of clubs but chose to join the club his dad enjoyed his illustrious football career.

Wayne remains United's all-time top scorer with an impressive 253 goals to his name.

Ronaldo's son joins Man United academy

Apparently, Rooney is not the only Man United legend who has his son with the club's academy.

Cristiano Ronaldo's son - Cristiano Jr is also in the club's youth system but it remains unclear if he plays in the same team as Kai.

Legit.ng reported Ronaldo Jr joined United academy and will be hoping to follow his father's footsteps.

The 11-year-old had played for Real Madrid and Juventus academies during his dad's spell in Spain and Italy.

Ronaldo Jr. turned up for training along with Nemanja Matic's son and posed for a photo with another kid of their age.

On his debut for Juve's U9s, Ronaldo Jr. broke the internet as he scored four goals on his debut for the Italian club.

The Portuguese prospect also scored seven goals in 45 minutes against CS Maritimo later in the season.