Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney recalles his fallout with Sir Alex Ferguson that saw him not named in the squad for Ferguson’s final home game at Old Trafford.
Although Rooney did not figure against Swansea, he did join his team-mates in the Premier League title celebrations after the match when United were presented with the trophy.
At the time, Ferguson said Rooney “was not keen to play” in his last home match as Manchester United manager and confirmed the club had refused his transfer request.
Speaking on The Wayne Rooney Show, Rooney said: “I’d trained all week with no issues. I was in the dressing room 90 minutes before kick-off and he announced the team.
“Mike Phelan asked me to go into the office, so I obviously did, and I was told I wasn’t on the bench and he’d not put me in the squad because of the arguments and what had happened.
“He didn’t want any distractions on what was going to be his final home game.
“I felt that was wrong because I wasn’t being a distraction and I had trained hard so that I was ready to play. I didn’t cause any issues.
“But that was it. I went up and watched the game from one of the boxes and had about four pints.
“The worst thing about it was then we had to lift the Premier League trophy and the boss was handing medals out so I had to put my head down!
“That was tough and hard to take, but in the bigger picture, you are better off having those discussions within the club which is what I went and did.
“That’s better than airing it in public.”
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