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Topics: Wayne Rooney, Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Football
Marcus Chan
Topics: Wayne Rooney, Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Football
Wayne Rooney once revealed that two Manchester United transfers made him think about his future at Old Trafford.
During a brilliant career, Rooney played for the likes of Everton, United, DC United and Derby County before calling time as a professional player in 2021.
On the international stage, Rooney was once England's top scorer but has since been overtaken by Harry Kane. In total, he was capped 120 times, scoring 53 goals in the process.
Rooney spent the prime years of his career at United, winning five Premier Leagues and one UEFA Champions League among other trophies.
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However, back in 2010, Rooney reportedly wanted to leave the club after the sales of Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo, with only Phil Jones and Chris Smalling coming in as new faces.
The forward wished to seek further clarity by going to then chairman David Gill, who explained United were set to head into something of a transitional period.
Speaking via Sky Sports popular 'Stick to Football' podcast back in February, the former DC United boss explained how David Gill was the one to provide further context on plans for the football club moving forward.
"Manchester United offered me a new five-year deal but then we just sold Tevez, we just sold Ronaldo and I said to the manager, 'It's no disrespect to Phil Jones or Chris Smalling – they are obviously not going to replace Ronaldo and Tevez.
"I just wanted assurances that it wasn't going to be another transition.
"I didn't have the time personally, so I felt it was important to ask the question.
"Is it going to be a three, four-year transition, or is it going to be we're going to win trophies now and he told me to get out of his office – so then I got more sense out of David Gill of what the plan was."
Rooney remained at the Theatre of Dreams until 2017, before resigning for boyhood club Everton.
Admitting tensions ever since with Sir Alex were always strained, the former Derby man also stated how Ferguson's thrived off the fact he knew he could push his buttons when needed.
"I think, in terms of the manager, I always had a great relationship with the manager but I think, after that, there were times in most games at half-time where me and the manager were at each other," said Rooney, via the UTD Podcast.
“I think the manager loved that. He knew, by doing that to me, he was getting a message to the other players. He did it with Giggsy as well."