Wayne Rooney has hilariously revealed that he left Roy Keane “furious” by changing TV channels on a trip to Manchester United.
He legend of england He joined the Premier League giants in 2004 at the age of 18 and spent just over a year with Keane.
Although he then United The captain was 14 years older than Rooney, which didn't stop him from playing a cheeky prank on the midfielder.
Talking about the Stay with the football podcastHe recalled how he quickly learned not to mess with the Irishman before a game at Newcastle.
“I won't forgive you for taking the remote control. Say it, tell the truth, right?” saying Keane.
And Rooney explained: “He was watching rugby league, I was sitting there, it was outside Newcastle, you had to leave the room to get your food, I think it was my second or third game.
“So he went out, I switched to X Factor, I hid the remote, so he came back in and I was furious. I sat there like… the next thing he did was go up to pull the plug.” !
“I don't even know if he knows. Around midnight, club security knocked on my door and asked for the remote.”
“That had nothing to do with me,” Keane insisted, before Rooney reiterated: “I was furious.”
Keane also offered his side of the story, saying: “I like my rugby league, it was a good game. I came back and knew the boys were up to no good, the usual, they were very immature.”
“'Where is the control now?' F****** , I thought, 'I'll give him a chance, I don't want to be too hard on him.'
“The next morning, as we were going down to breakfast, he came up to me and said, 'Did you find the controls?' “I was going to be polite to him, but when he said something, I said, 'Fuck you.'”
Rooney and Keane both played in the eventual match at Newcastle, with the former scoring two of United's goals in a 3–1 victory.
The duo made 39 appearances together for the club before Keane left in 2005 following a sour relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson.