Wayne Rooney: Man Utd legend was kicked out of Ferguson's office after questioning transfers

Derby manager Wayne Rooney has recently revealed he was kicked out of Sir Alex Ferguson‘s office after questioning the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The former United forward shared the fascinating story in a documentary titled ‘Rooney’, which is set to be released globally by Amazon Prime on Friday, February 11.

Despite the striker looking out for the best interests of the club, Fergie was incensed by Rooney questioning the transfer decisions and booted him out of his office for undermining him.

Back in the summer of 2009, the 36-year-old had just been offered a new five-year contract. But Rooney raised concerns with Fergie over the future of the club, with the sales of Carlos Tevez and Ronaldo worrying the forward.

Rooney’s concerns were understandable, considering Ronaldo had contributed 26 goals across all competitions for United during the 2008/09 campaign. He was clearly a figure that would leave a gaping hole in the team without an adequate successor.

The striker wanted guarantees that suitable replacements would be brought in if he was to commit himself to the club long term. Seemingly the signings of Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia had done little to soothe his concerns.

Rooney said: “I just felt at that time the club had offered me a new five-year deal, we’d sold Carlos Tevez, sold Cristiano Ronaldo, so I wanted reassurances of who we’re bringing in if you want me to commit myself for the next five years.“Who are we bringing in to improve or are you going to try to build a team over the next three, four or five years to then be successful?

Rooney continued: “That’s literally what I was saying and (laughs) he told me to get out of the office!“He’s probably the best manager of all time, so to have a young lad come