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10 things you didn’t know about Wayne Rooney

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Bet you didn’t know these things about the Man United star

With all the controversy surrounding Wayne Rooney at the moment, we thought it was only fair that we tried to remind ourselves what a superstar he’s been in his career over the years.

At his peak, he was one of, if not the best striker in the world. He burst onto the scene at a very young age, and in 2004 became the most expensive teenager in football history when Manchester United bought him from Everton for ÂŁ25.6million. It’s fair to say they got their money’s worth.

However, here are 10 interesting things you didn’t know about United’s and England’s (for now) captain.

10) Prolific from the start

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In a season while at Everton’s academy, in 1995/96, Rooney scored 114 goals in 29 games for the Under-11s, averaging 3.8 goals per game

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