Revealed: Why Liverpool legend left Wayne Rooney 'fuming' – with Man Utd icon forcing change in England camp

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 2003
• Unhappy with decor at St George's Park
• Became a Three Lions legend himself

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  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 BIGGER PICTURE

  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.

• WHAT ROONEY SAID

  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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  DID YOU KNOW?

  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.