Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney labelled some of his former Everton teammates "crap" in a new interview with a Toffees fan channel.
Rooney, who burst onto the scene with Everton as a teenager, became the Premier League's youngster ever goalscorer when he scored against Arsenal in 2002. The striker went on to play two full seasons at Goodison Park before signing for United, where he went on to win five Premier League titles, as well as the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and three League Cups.
Despite enjoying a productive spell on Merseyside at the start of his career, Rooney has since admitted that he was left shocked at the low standard of his Everton teammates, some of whom he had idolised as a youngster, even before his move to United.
In an interview with Toffees TV, the 37-year-old suggested that things quickly changed after beginning to train with the Toffees first-team.
"It's mad how quick it changed," Rooney said. "For me to go in with Duncan [Ferguson], Stubbsy [Alan Stubbs], all of them who I grew up watching, to then go and play with them, train with them every day and play with them, so quickly I remember thinking 'these are crap'.
"Obviously not all of them, but some of the players I was thinking, 'what's going on here?' Then just thinking 'we need to sign better players'. I think that's the fan coming out, I couldn't believe how bad some of them were.
He added: "I remember thinking 'I'm better than all these players'. That's not disrespect to them players but some of them just weren't good enough and should never have played for Everton . I remember thinking the step up would be harder."
Rooney, who scored a total of 28 goals for the Merseyside club across his two spells at Goodison Park, captained the side when he returned for his second stint in 2017, before moving to MLS with D.C. United.
pythagorasofficial
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If it’s Ronaldo saying this. Y’all hypocrites will bash him with hateful comments.
Daphoenix23
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nothing new if it comes out from Ronaldo. he does it wherever he goes.. from Real Madrid to Juventus to Man Utd to Portugal - the guy's literally talking trash.
Really..?? Well u entitled to ur own opinion
Vicacnpyz
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must you guys bring Ronaldo into each and every conversation, after you will start saying people hate him but you are the ones causing the problem
Kkrexuke
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lol 🤣😆🤣 he's the highest scorer in Man Utd's history and you're questioning if he's a great? get a brain you Ronaldo @ss 🤡
chill, the kid's post just tell you he started watched football recently
fenciort
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A crap man talking of other people being crap. If Rooney weren't a British, his rudeness would had take him off profe football and end him as a street sweeper. He was really average, nothing special to call other players craps.
Do u really kw a average player?
Zezesol
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I juh love de confidence of dis guy,De way he speaks out de reality by not beating around de bush,Mr rooney u really a man
fembcmsuz
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A crap man talking of other people being crap. If Rooney weren't a British, his rudeness would had take him off profe football and end him as a street sweeper. He was really average, nothing special to call other players craps.
He's talking lots of nonsense nowadays, true. But Rooney wasn't average, don't kid yourself, don't like his comments lately, but to be honest, Rooney is one of the greatest players in England, ever.
vocaemnstz
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This is exactly what am saying about the hate on CR7… if it was Ronaldo, the headline will read something negative to start with then by now all ex players and pundits would have been on his dxck talking trash
nothing new if it comes out from Ronaldo. he does it wherever he goes.. from Real Madrid to Juventus to Man Utd to Portugal - the guy's literally talking trash.
vocaemnstz
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Honestly, what crap is he talking about. Is he even a "Great" when talking about man utd or Everton. He is just an above Average player plying his trade in msl as manager which don't have great record
lol 🤣😆🤣 he's the highest scorer in Man Utd's history and you're questioning if he's a great? get a brain you Ronaldo @ss 🤡
malablata
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A crap man talking of other people being crap. If Rooney weren't a British, his rudeness would had take him off profe football and end him as a street sweeper. He was really average, nothing special to call other players craps.
jusnstz
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why bringing CR7 into this u set fools??what CR7 did was totally different are u people serious??is rooney playing for Everton while doing this idiots?Ronaldo was playing for Manchester united when he gave that interview u damn fools, rooney was talking about the pass CR7 was talking in the present but I guess u are all CR7 ass wipers
natdeikmop
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AbdulRahimMubarak
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crap describing other craps as craps
Haha 😆
Hiyabckrs
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Honestly, what crap is he talking about. Is he even a "Great" when talking about man utd or Everton. He is just an above Average player plying his trade in msl as manager which don't have great record
Daphoenix23
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This is exactly what am saying about the hate on CR7… if it was Ronaldo, the headline will read something negative to start with then by now all ex players and pundits would have been on his dxck talking trash
seoiklstz
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this mf fatass bigmouth
Lord_B
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if its cr7, the world will be shaking
Tiunpsuz
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we are waiting for so called ex players pundits to mk a comment.. about what he said
Miockmnt
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crap describing other craps as craps