Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson threatened 'to kill him' if he chose to take then- Manchester United talisman Wayne Rooney to the 2006 World Cup with England.
Rooney was a key figure for both club and country 16 years ago and had the nation's nerves on a knife edge when he injured himself during the tail-end of the 2005/06 season just months before the Three Lions World Cup campaign in Germany.
His spell on the side-lines stemmed from an incident during a title-deciding clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge which Rooney has since admitted he donned longer than usual studs for as he wanted to "hurt someone."
