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Wayne Rooney saw his Plymouth Argyle side suffer a third successive loss when they were beaten 2-1 by Swansea City on Tuesday Wayne Rooney says he is spurred on by the desire to turn Plymouth Argyle's fortunes around. The injury-hit Pilgrims have won just one of their past 10 matches and are second-from-bottom of the table. The Argyle head coach takes his side to Championship leaders Sheffield United on Saturday in one of their toughest tests since the former England captain took over at Home Park in the summer. "It's not easy to enjoy when you're losing, that's simple, " Rooney said. "Whatever sport you're in you go through patches, and we're going through one which is tough, there's no denying that, but you want to show some fight and desire to get out of it. "I think we can, and I've said this before, injuries don't help any team in this league, but it's not an excuse, I still expect us to be picking up results and expect us to get out of it. "We're looking at arguably the best team in the world over the last few years in Man City going through exactly the same. "So when you lose some players and confidence is a little bit down it can be tough, but we need to find ways to get out of it. "We've got a difficult game on Saturday, but what a platform that gives us if we get a positive result moving forward going into the Christmas period. " Swansea increase Rooney's Plymouth struggles Rooney rues 'naive' defending in latest Plymouth loss Rooney says he is having "honest conversations" with the Argyle board around new additions when the transfer window opens next month. Owner Simon Hallett recently gave Rooney his backing in a fans' forum and the club brought in Mike Phelan, Rooney's experienced former coach at Manchester United, earlier this week as his assistant after Pete Shuttleworth's departure. "These are all conversations that are going on so come January we are in the best possible position we can be to get what we need, " Rooney added. "Getting the injured players back will be like new signings for us. "We're under no illusions we need to improve the squad, that's there for everyone to see, and we're working extremely hard to put ourselves in the best position to do that as early as possible. " Europa League: Man Utd still goalless with Plzen after tense first half Women's Champions League: Maanum doubles Arsenal's lead over Valerenga Conference League: Hearts goalless at break in Denmark after Copenhagen hit bar Trace the true history of the gladiators with Dan Snow The story begins with a new emperor with dreams for a gargantuan amphitheatre, the Colosseum Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as the iconic double act. Video Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as the iconic double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy reunite for a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953 The deepest man-made hole in the world The Kola Superdeep Borehole is more than 12, 000 metres deep A disappearance that has mystified police for 50 years Is the son of victim Sandra Rivett about to solve the case of the fugitive aristocrat, Lucan? When is World Cup qualifying draw and how does it work? Why Alvarez is making Guardiola's 'mistake' fear come true Six countries, two hemispheres - how will 2030 World Cup work? Alonso 'still dreaming' of third world title What will a Saudi 2034 World Cup look like? 'The club should be equal' - what's going on with Man Utd Women? Inside Monaco's academy - where future stars are forged Has the Russell row made Verstappen to Mercedes in 2026 less likely? In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week How move to Atalanta transformed Lookman's career. Video How move to Atalanta transformed Lookman's career 'Scheffler makes points while impressing Woods with Tiger feats' When River Plate icon Diaz took over fourth-tier Oxford Why Raducanu is giving herself a 'pat on the back' for 2024 Did Ashworth pay price for Man Utd mediocrity? Hamilton to Ferrari and what else to look out for in 2025 Who are the World Sport Star of the Year contenders? © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.