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Miron Muslic aims subtle dig at Wayne Rooney as Plymouth Argyle boss shares survival verdict

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Plymouth Argyle could be relegated this weekend if they lose and results go against them.

Argyle face Preston North End, who have reduced tickets to £5 in a bid to get fans through the door at Deepdale and cheer them on in their own Championship survival battle.

Despite the drop to League One looking ominous for Plymouth they have looked much-improved under Miron Muslic since his arrival in January.

He replaced Wayne Rooney after the Manchester United legend endured a torrid time down at Home Park and Muslic didn’t hold back in his opinion after being asked if the Pilgrims could still stay up.

Manchester City v Plymouth Argyle - Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round
Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images

Miron Muslic claims he would’ve done better job than Wayne Rooney

Muslic has overseen some big wins this season.- most notably against Premier League champions elect Liverpool in the FA Cup.

His most recent victory was a 3-1 triumph against Coventry City to leave them three points adrift of safety with only two games remaining.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
19 Oxford UnitedOxford United44 12 13 19 44 62 -18 49
20 Hull CityHull City44 12 12 20 43 52 -9 48
21 DerbyDerby44 12 10 22 47 56 -9 46
22 LutonLuton44 12 10 22 41 64 -23 46
23 CardiffCardiff44 9 16 19 46 69 -23 43
24 PlymouthPlymouth44 10 13 21 48 85 -37 43

Asked about whether he could keep Plymouth up, Muslic appeared to make a subtle dig about Rooney’s efforts, claiming he’d have kept Argyle up had he been in charge all season.

“I think if I’m the head coach from day one we will be far, far away from the relegation zone, we will be safe five games ago,” Muslic told the BBC.

“I truly believe if I will be here with my staff from day one, we will be nowhere near where we are right now.”

Miron Muslic’s record compared to Wayne Rooney’s

It’s all well and good saying that you’d have kept them up, but how does Muslic’s record compare to Rooney’s.

In simple terms: it’s miles better.

GamesWinsDraws LossesPointsPPG
Miron Muslic19658231.21
Wayne Rooney234613180.78
Muslic vs Rooney Championship record

Not only has Muslic picked up more points in less time, his average of 1.21 per game suggests that they would’ve ended up on 56 points – a whopping eight points more than the maximum they can achieve now.

They would currently be sat at the 53 points mark now if Muslic was in charge and therefore would’ve confirmed their spot in the second tier next season.