Inside COLLAPSE of Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson's bond
Wayne Rooney has revealed that his relationship with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was 'never the same' after he handed in a transfer request.
The former England striker asked to leave the Red Devils in October 2010, as he expressed concern over the direction that the club after wanting assurances about their ability to attract the top players in the world.
He ultimately made a U-turn on his decision and would stay at Old Trafford until the end of the 2016-17 season.
Appearing as a guest on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Rooney admits he made the wrong decision, but said that it felt like the 'right thing' to do at the time.
He said 'When I put the transfer request in [to leave Manchester United], I was still speaking to David Gill on where the club was going, how they were going to move forward.
'Being a manager now myself, and looking back, it was the wrong thing to do probably. At the time, I felt like it was the right thing to do to really get assurances for my own career.
'Once David [Gill] had explained what the club are doing, I said, 'Fine – that's all the manager had to say. That's all the club had to tell me', and then I signed the new deal.
'In terms of the relationship with the manager [Sir Alex Ferguson], of course it was never the same. After that, the big thing that probably hurt him was they had just sold Carlos Tevez, they had just sold Cristiano Ronaldo, and probably couldn't afford to let me go.'
Rooney enjoyed great success at the Red Devils, forming a prolific strike partnership alongside Ronaldo and Tevez.
Ronaldo and Tevez both left for Real Madrid and Man City respectively in 2009, with United then missing out on the following league title to a Chelsea side
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