Wayne Rooney burst into tears when Manchester United were throwing a party to celebrate winning the Champions League - because he felt his own performance was “s***.”
When Sir Alex Ferguson’s team beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow in May 2008 to become European champions for a third time, it should have been a night to paint the Russian capital red. But Rooney felt he had sacrificed himself by playing out wide so that Cristiano Ronaldo could lead the line alongside Carlos Tevez and was substituted in extra-time as the two Premier League giants fought out a 1-1 draw.
When he found the club’s Power Development coach Mick Clegg sitting at the bar enjoying a drink with head of security Henry Kirkland while his team-mates partied, his emotions came spilling out. “After a few minutes, Wayne said something about it all being s***,” recalled Clegg.
