Wayne Rooney has admitted that he had seen JJ Gabriel’s bombshell request to leave Manchester United coming.The 15-year-old wonderkid wants to have his registration at Man United cancelled in the hope of securing a move elsewhere.Gabriel’s request to leave Man United came as a shock to many, but Rooney wasn’t surprised by the news at allGettyHe has interest from Premier League giants, as well as from Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the player travelled to Spain last week to hold transfer talks over a potential switch.The news surprised a lot of fans, considering Gabriel was set to become United‘s youngest ever player just one day later.He was going to be named in the Red Devils’ squad for their Carabao Cup meeting with Brighton at Old Trafford, but after his desire to leave was made clear, he didn’t appear.It now seems like the writing’s on the wall, with Gabriel pushing through his wish to depart for a new challenge. But Man United legend Rooney has revealed that he was not shocked at all to hear that the wonderkid wanted to go…‘Everyone has seen it coming’Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT from the premiere of his upcoming Disney+ series ‘The Real Rooneys’, the former striker gave an insight into his knowledge of the situation.“With the JJ situation, I’ve seen him growing up, he’s been in Kai’s team, and I think, if I’m being honest, everyone has seen it coming,” Rooney admitted.“There’s been a desire to maybe play abroad, maybe in Spain.“But we have to remember he’s 15, he’s still a kid. That’s a lot of pressure and you hope that the decisions are being made for the right reasons. “I actually listened to Michael Carrick talk about it after the Brighton game and I thought he spoke really well. It’s such a big story with everything that’s going on at Man United that you forget there’s a kid involved here.”Rooney has known that Gabriel wanted to leave Man United to join a club abroadGettyRooney’s son Kai has played with Gabriel within the Red Devils’ youth systemGettyCould Kai Rooney take a similar path?Rooney then went on to speak about his own young star, his 16-year-old son Kai, who currently plays for Man United’s U18s.He has recently signed a one-year scholarship, with the deal turning into a three-year professional contract when he turns 17.So, it seems the young Rooney is going to be staying in Manchester for the foreseeable future – and his dad says so too.He told talkSPORT: “Kai has signed a long-term deal at Man United and he’s at the place he wants to be, the place I want him to be.“That’s important. He’s been at the club a long time and he wants to go and try and play for the first team and be successful.”Kai, a forward, has scored twice and provided one assist in seven appearances for Man United’s U18s to date.Rooney is hoping that his old teammate Carrick can turn things round with the ‘weak’ squad he has availableGettyWhat does Rooney think of Man United’s start to the season?Away from Man United’s next generation, Rooney then discussed the Red Devils’ current first-team squad and the season so far.Carrick’s side have only won one of their opening five Premier League games, having also been knocked out of the Carabao Cup.It leaves them sitting 12th in the table and pressure is already starting to build on the boss amid boos at Old Trafford.“There’s always going to be pressure, Michael knows that,” Rooney said on the tough situation for his old teammate.“If you’re not winning football games at Man United, then that pressure is there, if you don’t win one game.“So, it hasn’t been the ideal start to the season… there are certain things which I felt the club had to do before the window shut, in bringing players in… the squad is a bit weak.Rooney spoke exclusively to talkSPORT about Man United’s current situation at the premiere of his new Disney+ series ‘The Real Rooneys’Stream The Real Rooneys on Disney+ from 24th September“But he’s got to find a way to get more and the best out of these players to get up the table after this international break… I think the break has come at the right time.“He’s shown that he can get results out of this group of players. “They have to get their head down and work and hopefully get some better results.”The Real Rooneys airs on Disney Plus on September 24