Rooney: I wanted to leave Manchester United in 2010 and realised that United were going downhill

In an Amazon documentary about Rooney, Rooney talked about the hope of leaving Manchester United after the 2010 World Cup.

"They offered me a contract for £200,000 a week for 5 years, so to say 'five years, £200,000 a week, let's sign it now,' it's an easy decision for me, but I want to be successful on the pitch and that means more to me,' rooney said. ”

'In fact, if you look at it 5 years after that meeting – Ferguson knew where the club was going, he left there as quickly as possible and United are still cleaning up the mess.

"That's when we sold Tevez and then C Ronaldo and I became the only player to stand out. I walked into Ferguson's office and asked him, 'What are the plans here now?' Now, we're just buying two young England players who haven't proven themselves yet. I remember Ferguson's response: 'Get out of my office.'" ”

In this documentary, titled "Rooney," many of his old teams give their opinions on this history. Gary Neville expressed anger at Rooney's idea of trying to run.

"My biggest disappointment with Wayne is that the timing of his public announcement of this decision is when we walk into the dressing room and his team-mates don't do that to us when they play a game. Take your XX (foul mouth) somewhere else," Neville said.

"This incident let us know through Sky Sports News that it really felt like a ton of bricks hit us because it wasn't him, I don't think it was him. He would never hurt his teammates, he was a guy who talked about teamwork, and that was the only time I thought he was going to make himself disgusted. ”

Still, Neville agrees that Rooney's courage to confront Ferguson is indeed commendable.

"When I'm sitting here now, I think it takes real courage and confidence to do what he does, and none of us will do that, even in a million years I won't go to the coach and say, 'By the way, who are you signing?' You'd better sign some good players or I'll be gone'. (Laughs) Then we might get kicked out of the door faster than we could finish the negotiations. We're not going to do that. ”

'But you look at the guys like Robson, Cantona, Keane and Rooney, they're all characters who can do it, they have that personality, and that kind of character can give them an edge on the pitch and that's a big factor that sets them apart from so many players.

In addition, in this documentary, Rooney also talks about his newborn calf at the age of 18 who is not afraid of tigers, does not doubt his talent at all, and believes that no one is stronger than him.

"I remember at that tournament [referring to Euro 2004], I was 18 years old and thought to myself: 'I'm the best player in the world, no one is better than me'. That's what I thought at the time, even if it was Bailey, Maradona, And George Best on the other side, it didn't affect my thinking. ”

Neville's assessment of the 18-year-old Rooney was: "As an English player, he does something very special, really really special, amazing, simply not on the same level, beyond the world. Against the French game, he almost tore their defense to pieces, and the opponent was completely unable to defend him, knowing that he would only be 18 years old. ”

Neville revealed that he had already learned rooney's power when he was 16: "I played him in the reserves when he was 16, and he beat me, and probably Beckham, I can't believe it. ”

"I know he's playing a little dirty, from the moment he gets into Everton, he's the kind of street kid who plays, every ball has to fight, every high ball has to jump up and grab, throw himself out every time he intercepts, and use his life to attack and defend. That's why he seems so special. ”

The documentary "Rooney" will go live on Amazon's platform this Friday.