Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has named five players who used to ‘control club’s dressing room’ during his trophy-laden spell at Old Trafford.
Rooney has revealed that, during his spell with United, no player, regardless of their price-tag or status, was allowed to believe that he was bigger than the team.
The DC United striker says he was part of a group that policed potentially egocentric new signings in case they upset the vital team-ethic.
Speaking to NBCSN, Rooney said, “That would never be allowed to happen. The likes of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand myself – players who had Man U in them and wanted the best for that club – would never allow anyone to mess that up.”
“We controlled the dressing room ourselves. Alex Ferguson didn’t really need to control that. The players had the trust of the manager to do that themselves,” he added.
The 32-year-old also insisted that suggestions Jose Mourinho’s current United side are dour and defensive in contrast to Ferguson’s Golden Era team are not entirely fair.
