Wayne Rooney reveals the Sir Alex Ferguson decision that left him fuming
Wayne Rooney has recalled how he once lost his cool with Sir Alex Ferguson, following a decision he took.
Rooney joined United from Everton as a teenager in 2004, and almost immediately struck up a great relationship with Sir Alex.
But according to the Derby County manager, he was left fuming at the Scot, following the birth of his first son, Kai back in 2009.
Rooney revealed that Sir Alex told him to leave his wife and child at the hospital, and go prepare for United’s game against CSKA Moscow.
The former England forward obeyed the directive, only for him to be asked to start the game from the bench.
He told Daily Mail, “I remember when Kai was born, just thinking ‘How am I meant to be responsible?
“After he was born, Alex Ferguson asked me to go home and leave Coleen in hospital because we were playing CSKA Moscow in the Champions League the next day.
“I told him I hadn’t slept for two days but he said: ‘Go home, you’re playing.’
“I got to the stadium and he put me on the bench — and rested [Dimitar] Berbatov from the squad. I was fuming. He gave me a day off after that.”
Rooney spent a trophy-laden 13 years with the Red Devils, winning five Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Europa League, the FA Cup and three EFL Cups as he became the club’s all-time record goalscorer with 253 goals.