Gary Lineker has claimed Wayne Rooney was never destined to be an all-time great. The Manchester United striker has struggled to reproduce his best form for both club and country recently with opinion divided over his best position. And Lineker believes the 28-year-old's best days are behind him. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Ronaldo dazzling team-mates in Real Madrid training . Wayne Rooney celebrates his goal against West Ham last weekend during Manchester United's 2-1 win . Rooney fires home against West Ham as United look to get their Premier League season back on track . Lionel Messi finished off a brilliant Barcelona move to score in his side's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain . Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but later found the net as Real Madrid beat Ludogorets . In an interview with talkSPORT to be broadcast on Thursday night between 10pm and 1am, he said: 'During his first major tournament, Rooney was a huge success and looked like being a superstar. 'We’ve seen a lot of great things from him over a long period. There’s no question he’s a terrific player. '[But] he’s not gone on to become a Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Realistically, he was never going to be one of the all-time great players. 'At the same time, he’s one of the best English players we’ve had, there’s no doubt about that. He is world class. 'Whether we’ll see something better from him in the future is unlikely. Statistically, your prime years are between 22 to 28-years-old, after that you gradually peter out.' Gary Lineker, seen here with Justin Rose at Heathrow Airport, believes Rooney is past his peak .
Gary Lineker claims Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has not lived up his early promise .
He says that unlike Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Rooney was never going to be an all-time great .
But Lineker does say that Rooney is world class and one of the best English players of all time .
Although he believes his best days are behind him .
Gary Lineker has claimed Wayne Rooney was never destined to be an all-time great. The Manchester United striker has struggled to reproduce his best form for both club and country recently with opinion divided over his best position. And Lineker believes the 28-year-old's best days are behind him. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Ronaldo dazzling team-mates in Real Madrid training . Wayne Rooney celebrates his goal against West Ham last weekend during Manchester United's 2-1 win . Rooney fires home against West Ham as United look to get their Premier League season back on track . Lionel Messi finished off a brilliant Barcelona move to score in his side's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain . Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but later found the net as Real Madrid beat Ludogorets . In an interview with talkSPORT to be broadcast on Thursday night between 10pm and 1am, he said: 'During his first major tournament, Rooney was a huge success and looked like being a superstar. 'We’ve seen a lot of great things from him over a long period. There’s no question he’s a terrific player. '[But] he’s not gone on to become a Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Realistically, he was never going to be one of the all-time great players. 'At the same time, he’s one of the best English players we’ve had, there’s no doubt about that. He is world class. 'Whether we’ll see something better from him in the future is unlikely. Statistically, your prime years are between 22 to 28-years-old, after that you gradually peter out.' Gary Lineker, seen here with Justin Rose at Heathrow Airport, believes Rooney is past his peak .
Gary Lineker has claimed Wayne Rooney was never destined to be an all-time great. The Manchester United striker has struggled to reproduce his Lineker believes the 28-year-old's best days are Saint-Germain . Cristiano Ronaldo missed a Lionel Messi. Realistically, he was never going same time, he’s one of the best English players