Wayne Rooney reveals the player who was a 'dressing room NIGHTMARE' at Man United... as he explains how the star once 'didn't speak to Ryan Giggs for SIX months'

Wayne Rooney played was part of a glittering Man United side when at the clubBut, he revealed one former team-mate was a nightmare in the dressing room Manchester United should play at Wembley for two years, tear down Old Trafford and build a Tottenham-esque stadium - Listen to It's All Kicking Off! podcast 

Wayne Rooney has opened up on his time at Man United and revealed the one player who was a 'nightmare' in the dressing room.

Rooney, 38, is one of the greatest players to ever play for the club after enjoying a distinguished 13-year spell at Old Trafford.

Th former England captain scored 253 goals in 559 appearances for United, making him the club's all-time record goalscorer, while he also won 16 trophies with the Red Devils.

Having joined from Everton as an 18-year-old, Rooney was part of a hugely iconic United team during the latter years of Sir Alex Ferguson's decorated reign.

However, despite playing with some of the greatest players in the club's history, Rooney explained how not everything was always rosy in the dressing room and pointed to one former team-mate.

Wayne Rooney has revealed the player who was a 'dressing room nightmare' at Man United

Wayne Rooney has revealed the player who was a 'dressing room nightmare' at Man United

Rooney spent a hugely decorated 13-year spell with the club and was part of an iconic team

Rooney spent a hugely decorated 13-year spell with the club and was part of an iconic team

However, he explained how not everything was always rosy in the Red Devils' dressing room

However, he explained how not everything was always rosy in the Red Devils' dressing room

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'[Nemanja] Vidic was a nightmare,' Rooney said, speaking on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.

'He’d have an argument with someone, I remember he didn’t speak to Giggsy [Ryan Giggs] for six months, didn’t speak to Patrice [Evra] for months, he’d have an argument and just wouldn’t speak to them.

'I had an argument with him once and I remember that he was going down the same route with me, so I pulled him for a chat and said, “Grow up, what’s up with you? We’re teammates.”'

Vidic spent eight glittering years with Man United between 2006 to 2014 after joining from Spartak Moscow, winning 15 trophies in total, including five Premier League titles.

He is generally rated as one of the top flight's best ever centre backs, alongside the likes of John Terry, Vincent Kompany, Rio Ferdinand and Virgil van Dijk.

It is unclear when Rooney had an argument with Vidic, but the pair were team-mates for the Serbian's eight-year stint at United.

In a wider discussion on the show, the likes of Andy Cole and Roy Keane also discussed various dressing room grievances from their times at Old Trafford.

In fact, Cole revealed how he once 'almost punched' Teddy Sheringham after a long-running feud came to a head, before Roy Keane intervened.

The player in question Rooney described as a nightmare was former defender Nemanja Vidic

The player in question Rooney described as a nightmare was former defender Nemanja Vidic

He explained the Serbian once didn't speak to Ryan Giggs for six months after an argument

He explained the Serbian once didn't speak to Ryan Giggs for six months after an argument

Andy Cole and Roy Keane also opened up on their dressing room disagreements at United

Andy Cole and Roy Keane also opened up on their dressing room disagreements at United

And Keane later explained how these arguments were commonplace during his spell at the club, but also insisted they never impacted the squad's overall success.

He added: 'What’s really important about all of this stuff, the player arguments, hang-ups with Teddy [Sheringham], whatever it is, the key was that even with all of this arguing, it never interfered with our targets as a team. 

'That was trying to win the following weekend and the next game.'

 

Rooney, Cole and Keane were speaking on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.

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