When Wayne Rooney was named Plymouth Argyle manager in May, some claimed he had secured the job more on the strength of his name and reputation forged during a stellar playing career rather than anything he had done as a manager.

Argyle were in disarray by half-time, trailing 4-0 due to goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, and a Josh Eccles double, leaving them powerless to prevent Coventry's dominance. The Pilgrims did manage to halt Coventry's relentless assault in the second half, yet the first-half onslaught had inflicted irreversible damage.

Wayne Rooney's future as Plymouth Argyle head coach appears in further doubt following yet another chastening away defeat for the Pilgrims, who now find themselves rooted to the foot of the Championship table almost exaclty halfway through the 2024/25 campaign.

Plymouth Argyle slumped to a 4-0 defeat away to Coventry City in the Championship, with Pilgrims boss Wayne Rooney admitting his side need to start picking up points

The on-loan Toulouse winger is set to be included in the Pilgrims' squad for the game away to Oxford United tomorrow after being out injured since October

BBC CWR's Clive Eakin caught up with Frank Lampard, after the Sky Blues' 4-0 win against Plymouth Argyle.

Frank Lampard showed sympathy for Wayne Rooney after Coventry thrashed Plymouth 4-0 to increase the pressure on his former England teammate.

Wayne Rooney suffered a damaging defeat at the hands of former England team-mate Frank Lampard as the Championship’s bottom club Plymouth suffered a first-half collapse at Coventry.

Frank Lampard has sent a supportive message to under-fire Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney after his Coventry City side thrashed the Pilgrims 4-0.