Wayne Rooney meets with Everton boss Ronald Koeman for the first time since his arrest for drink-driving

  • Wayne Rooney was arrested in early hours of Friday morning for drink-driving
  • Everton's non-international players reconvened at Finch Farm on Tuesday 
  • Rooney trained with the squad before seeing Ronald Koeman to explain himself
  • Koeman will only address the matter publicly at Thursday's press conference
  • READ: Rooney back behind the wheel as he returns to Everton training  

Wayne Rooney has held face-to-face talks with Ronald Koeman for the first time since he was charged with drink-driving.

Everton’s non-international players reconvened at their Finch Farm training base on Tuesday, having been given four days off by Koeman over the weekend. Rooney was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning, having been three times over the legal limit.

Rooney, who will appear before magistrates on September 18 to answer the charge, drove himself to Finch Farm and trained with the rest of Everton’s squad before seeing Koeman to explain the events that have left him in the centre of storm. He left around 2pm.

Wayne Rooney was pictured leaving Everton's Finch Farm training ground on Tuesday

Wayne Rooney was pictured leaving Everton's Finch Farm training ground on Tuesday

Everton have offered no comment and Koeman will only address the matter publicly on Thursday, when he faces the media to preview the weekend fixture with Tottenham.


He is, however, a manager who is affronted by players lacking discipline and he will have no hesitation in punishing Rooney if required.

It is understood, though, that Everton will not be taking any disciplinary action against Rooney before he faces magistrates. 

Koeman is due to face the media on Thursday and will address the situation publicly

Ronald Koeman will have no hesitation in punishing Rooney if he believes it is required

They are waiting to see what is determined there before making a decision of their own. It is also unclear at this stage whether he will dropped from the starting line-up.

The approach Everton are taking mirrors the way Liverpool dealt with Roberto Firmino after he was arrested for drink-driving last Christmas Eve. Firmino received a 12-month ban at the start of February and Liverpool took their own disciplinary action then.

The group Koeman had to work with was limited to 10 but Ross Barkley was also back at Finch Farm on Tuesday to undergo treatment on his torn hamstring, having turned down a move to Chelsea on transfer deadline day. 

Rooney will appear before magistrates on September 18 to answer the drink-driving charge

Rooney will appear before magistrates on September 18 to answer the drink-driving charge