Wayne Rooney has revealed that an “honest conversation” with José Mourinho paved the way for him to eventually leave Manchester United in the summer of 2017, having originally asked for permission to go six months earlier.
By the time he traded Old Trafford for a return to boyhood club Everton, a deal intertwined with Romelu Lukaku moving in the opposite direction, Rooney had made 559 appearances for the Red Devils over 13 years. His 253 goals are a club record unlikely to be touched for a long time.
