'I wanted answers' - Wayne Rooney reveals moment relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson changed at Man United

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has opened up about the impact that submitting a transfer request had on his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rooney ended his United career as the club’s all-time top goalscorer, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League in his 13 years at Old Trafford. During one of the most successful periods in the club’s history, at one point, Rooney formed part of a formidable front three alongside Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, after seeing both his strike partners leave the previous year, Rooney shocked the footballing world by submitting a transfer request amid interest from rivals Manchester City in October 2010. Rooney would eventually sign a new five-year deal but the United icon admits that his decision to call for a move permanently changed the dynamic between himself and Ferguson.

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“It was 2010 [when I asked for a transfer]. It wasn’t Manchester City – it was more I wanted answers,” Rooney explained on the Stick to Football podcast. “There were a few teams asking – there was Real Madrid, Barcelona was asking, City were asking, Chelsea were asking.

“I genuinely wanted to stay [at Manchester United] but there was a clash of me and the manager [Sir Alex Ferguson] as well, and once you try and disagree with him, he doesn’t take it lightly. My relationship with the manager after that moment was never the same.”

Rooney explained that he had noticed a change to United’s approach in the transfer market and that the club appeared to be in