Most of the talking heads in Rooney are close to the film’s subject – his former teammates, old managers and family members – but the best encapsulation of the Wayne Rooney that this film seeks to portray comes from someone who was only ever a rival and competitor.
Thierry Henry half knew what to expect before his first encounter with a 16-year-old Rooney – a child with “the body of a man”, so he had heard – but only once he was up close did he realise why everybody would soon know and then remember the name.
