Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has revealed the reasons behind his fall-out with Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of last season.
Just after United won their 21st league title, the English forward asked to leave the club, which also came just days after Ferguson revealed his intentions to retire from the game.
The relationship between the two of them has been frosty ever since Rooney first asked to leave the club just a few years ago and finally the 27-year-old has revealed why he had a fall-out with the United legend at the end of last season.
‘I didn’t feel like I got a consistent run of games up front,’ he said. ‘I actually felt when I played in midfield I did OK, but I didn’t want to play there.’
Rooney added: ‘Everyone at the club knew that’s where I wanted to play (up front) and that’s why I was disappointed because I got told to play in midfield and I didn’t want to. But I’d always go in and try to help the team, so I think there had to come a point where for my own career I had to be a bit selfish.
‘In the past I’ve had no problem playing out of position, but I felt I deserved to play in my position, which wasn’t happening. Naturally I was disappointed and maybe that affected some of the games I played. Maybe when I’m a bit older, losing my legs a bit, I can go back there (to midfield).’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
