Ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Goodison Park, Sir Alex Ferguson has reflected on Wayne Rooney’s contribution at the home of his former club. “He’s had mixed success going to Everton,” said Ferguson. “He’s scored a couple of goals in previous games and gets booed as normal. He got booked in one game and I [...]

On October 19th 2010, Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed to the world’s press that Wayne Rooney wanted to leave the club. Just months after the player claimed he wanted to see out the rest of his career at United, he decided that he needed to move to a club that matched his ambition. “I met with [...]

Wayne Rooney has claimed that after wearing the captain’s armband on occasion, he would love to be named the permanent captain of United and England. Sir Alex Ferguson singled out Rooney as a future captain a couple of years ago, although this is probably fairly unlikely given his behaviour last October. “I’ve captained both on [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson has responded to claims by Benfica coach, Jorge Jesus, that Wayne Rooney plays like a Brazilian or an Argentinian, by suggesting that whilst he is typically British, he is similar to Pele. “I think he’s a typical British player,” said Ferguson. “There have been British players over the last few years, maybe [...]