Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen looked radiant as they enjoyed a sweet date night on Thursday evening. The football ace looked better than ever as he posed alongside his stunning wife, both 40, in an adorable photo shared on Instagram. For their outing, Wayne donned a black button-up top with beige chinos and black slip-on shoes.Meanwhile, Coleen caught the eye in a cream and black dress that showed off her glowing tan from her recent sun-filled trip.The former footballer simply captioned the post with a red love heart emoji.Earlier this month, the pair shared gushing tributes to each other on Instagram as they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen looked radiant as they enjoyed a sweet date night on Thursday eveningThe couple tied the knot in a lavish Italian wedding back in June 2008 and have since welcomed four sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, eight.Marking their milestone, Wayne shared a sweet photo cosying up to Coleen during a lavish holiday in Dubai.The I’m A Celebrity star looked sensational in a one shoulder leopard print minidress while the former England footballer rocked a black jumper and jeans.He wrote: ‘Happy anniversary @coleen_rooney. Where’s them 18 years gone. Thanks for everything. Love you’.Meanwhile Coleen shared a selfie of the pair beaming in the back of a car and wrote: ‘Happy anniversary @waynerooney 18 years’.Last year Wayne insisted he would be dead if it wasn’t for his wife, who he says ‘saved’ him from alcoholism.The former footballer opened up on just how bad his struggles became in a interview on former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand’s podcast.In his early years, Wayne said all he wanted to do was go out and ‘enjoy my time with friends’, however, he said it got to a point ‘where I went too far’, which left him ‘struggling massively’. Wayne and Coleen Rooney shared gushing tributes to each other on Instagram as they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary on Thursday Wayne and Coleen shared sweet photos together to mark the milestone on social media The former footballer opened up on just how bad his struggles became in a interview with Rio Ferdinand ‘s podcast He admitted: ‘I didn’t think I could turn to anyone. I didn’t really want to because I didn’t want to put that burden on anyone.’Wayne recalled one incident where he ‘drank for two days straight’ before turning up for football training.In a bid to conceal his problem from the rest of his team and manager, Wayne would use eye drops, chewing gum and aftershave to mask his two-day binge.However, he explained: ‘Come training and at the weekend I’d scored two goals and then I’d go back and go and drink for two days straight again.’In an emotional admission, Wayne praised his wife and mother of his four children Coleen, revealing: ‘I honestly believe if she weren’t there I’d be dead.’He gushed: ‘Coleen is massive. It’s bad because we’re two kids from Croxteth and then we grew up together and obviously we started dating and we got married and have kids.’But when I was 17 she could see, she knew my mind and she knew I was a bit out there. You know, I loved my football, obsessed with football but also I loved a night out or whatever going out.’She’s seen it very early on and she’s controlled that. Well, not controlled but helped me control that massively.’And at times you’re like, “What are you doing? Why do you keep saying don’t do this or don’t do that?”‘How she’s managed me because I needed managing.’He continued to praise his wife, adding: ‘The best person and I’ve made mistakes in the past which are well documented and whatever, but I’m a little bit different at times and she keeps me on that path and she’s done it for 20-odd years.’Coleen and Wayne met when they were just 12 years old in Liverpool and started dating when they were 16.