Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has admitted he by no means needed Chelsea to win the Premier League title in 2006 and devised a option to cease them.
The previous England worldwide stated he needed to put on harmful (however authorized) longer studs for the Pink Devils Premier League title conflict with Chelsea in order that he might ‘damage’ an opposition participant.
Manchester United would have stopped the Blues from lifting the trophy had they received the match which might have additionally saved their title hopes alive as they have been 9 factors behind the Blues with three video games to go.
The Pink Devils possibilities of leapfrogging Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea facet have been slim and Rooney conceded that he ‘couldn’t take’ the thought of watching his rivals clinch the title at Stamford Bridge.
So the previous England worldwide opted to alter his regular studs for longer ones with a purpose to inflict extra harm on Chelsea stars.
“I modified my studs earlier than the sport,” Rooney revealed within the upcoming documentary ‘Rooney’, which will likely be launched on Amazon Prime on Friday.
“I put longer studs in as a result of I needed to harm somebody.
“If Chelsea received a degree, they received the league.
“At the moment, I couldn’t take it.
“The studs have been authorized, they have been a authorized measurement, however they have been greater than what I might usually put on.”
Chelsea went forward to beat Rooney and his teammates 3-Zero to win the league, with Rooney getting injured within the sport.
The previous Manchester United striker is now the supervisor of championship facet, Derby County.
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