Wayne Rooney sets record straight on ‘worst thing’ from major Man Utd moment involving Sir Alex Ferguson

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Manchester United and England icon Wayne Rooney has shared his true feelings during a “tough” moment from his time under Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson brought Wayne Rooney to Old Trafford in 2004 when Manchester United splashed out to sign the then-teenage striker from Everton.

Rooney has made a name for himself after bursting onto the scene at Everton under David Moyes and even turned the head of former United manager Ferguson his way.

Man Utd’s all-time leading scorer became a focal point of the attacking set-up that Ferguson relied on until the end of his managerial reign at Old Trafford in 2013.

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Wayne Rooney’s feelings on being dropped for Sir Alex Ferguson’s final Premier League match at Old Trafford as Man Utd boss

Sir Alex Ferguson, who is widely considered one of the best managers of all time, led Manchester United to their last Premier League title under his reign at Old Trafford.

The 84-year-old iconic Scot’s final season at the Premier League club saw United cross paths with Swansea City for his final match at Old Trafford as a manager.

However, United legend Wayne Rooney was dropped for the Red Devils’ 2-1 win over Swansea City in 2013 after he had handed in a shock transfer request.

Speaking on BBC Sport’s The Wayne Rooney Show, he 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.”

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Wayne Rooney on the major blow of not playing in Man Utd’s 2-1 Premier League win over Swansea City at Old Trafford

United lifted their last Premier League trophy after the Swansea City match, as the Red Devils had comfortably beaten crosstown rivals Manchester City in the title race.

Rooney admitted that the moment was a bitter pill to swallow after he received his Premier League winners’ medal from Ferguson amid his transfer request saga at the time.

“The worst thing about it was that we had to lift the Premier League trophy and the boss was handing medals out, so I had to put my head down!” Rooney explained.

“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.”

Rooney would make a U-turn on his decision to leave the Red Devils and the former Man Utd captain remained at Old Trafford until 2017 before his return to Everton.