Wayne Rooney oversees a draw on his return to Derby County as his Plymouth Argyle side battle back to snatch a point at Pride Park.

Paul Connolly was allowed to depart Home Park for free after the club failed to agree a new deal with the defender

Here are the player ratings of Plymouth Live's Argyle reporter Chris Errington from the Pilgrims' 1-1 draw with Derby County at Pride Park. You can give your marks too using our special widget further down this story.

The Derby County defender felt his side were shortchanged in their 1-1 draw from Wayne Rooney's return to Pride Park

Follow live coverage as Derby County face Plymouth Argyle in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Derby were unable to build upon the platform handed to them by Jerry Yates' superb early strike as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Plymouth.

Wayne Rooney says Derby County will always have a "huge place in his heart" as he prepares to return to Pride Park for the first time.

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Rooney ended his outstanding playing career at Derby when he became their manager. Now he is taking Argyle to play them at Pride Park on Saturday

Plymouth manager Wayne Rooney says Derby County have a 'huge place' in his heart as he prepares to face his former team this week.