Wayne Rooney has explained how a Liverpool legend left him “fuming”, with the Manchester United icon forcing change in the England camp.
Made senior international debut in 2003Unhappy with decor at St George's ParkBecame a Three Lions legend himselfFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Rooney made his senior debut for the Three Lions in 2003 after bursting onto the scene at Everton, with a record-breaking transfer to Old Trafford being completed in the summer of 2004. He would go on to make history with the Red Devils and England.
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The captain’s armband was passed his way with club and country, with Rooney setting the kind of standards that made him a natural fit for leadership duties. He always ensured that his focus was never diverted by matters off the field.
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That included making staff at St George's Park take down a picture in his room that ruffled a few feathers. Speaking on podcast, the former frontman said: “We’d always have the same room. And when I first went in they had a picture of an ex-England legend or whatever, up in your room.
“So I walked in and it was Kevin Keegan, so I was fuming. There was no way I’m going to bed every night with an ex-Liverpool legend picture on my wall. So I made them take it down. They took it down anyway and I went back to my room and they put one up of myself!”
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Rooney is an England legend in his own right, with 120 caps earned over the course of 15 years – placing him second on the all-time appearance list. He also plundered 53 goals, with that tally only being bettered by current skipper Harry Kane.