Will it be Match of the Pray? Wayne Rooney turns to God TV... just hours after team's humiliating defeat

His team suffered his eighth league defeat this season, losing 2-1 against Stoke City.

And it seems that Wayne Rooney, 28, has taken to praying for divine intervention as he tweeted that he was watching God TV.

Just hours after his team had suffered the loss on Saturday, the striker wrote on Twitter at 2am: ‘@godtv I’m watching and feel you. Much love.’

Believer: Wayne Rooney has revealed that he turned to God TV after Manchester United suffered a 2-1 defeat against Stoke City

The tweet was later deleted after supporters of rival teams had poked fun at him and Manchester United boss David Moyles.
One football fan tweeted: ‘Your team’s gonna need more than God to resurrect your top 4 hopes’Another wrote: ‘Is Rooney okay? Tweeting Godtv at 2am in the morning, has he turned to God cos of Moyles?’

Defeat: Wayne Rooney tweeted he was watching God TV, just hours after Manchester United suffered a 2-1 loss against Stoke City

Dejected: The Manchester United striker's disappointment was clear following his team's loss

Even Man United supporters joined in, with one joking: ‘obviously that means we’re signing God in the summer.’

The player has revealed that he is a Catholic and often prays - including just before a match.

'I pray to God, of course. I believe in God,' the father-of-one previously told presenter Richard Keys on talkSPORT Radio.

Always on his mind: Wayne has previously revealed that he prays for the health of his wife Coleen and sons Kai and Klay before a match

'I pray in the physio room. I go in after my warm-up. I basically spend a few minutes in there on my own.

'It is something I have always done. I pray at night. I pray for my family and friends and for the health of everyone I love,' he added.

Meanwhile, Wayne is reported to been offered a deal to become captain of Manchester United.

The Daily Mirror reports that he will be offered a new four-and-a-half year deal worth around £300,000-a-week.

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