Wayne Rooney has revealed he was injured in training by one of his Manchester United team-mates after he handed in a transfer request in 2010.
Rooney sensationally went public about his desire to leave Old Trafford in October 2010 after questioning the direction of the club following the team's failure to win the league the previous season.
United had been unable to keep hold of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez a year earlier, and Rooney told chief executive David Gill he would not be signing a new contract and wished to move elsewhere.
The former England captain was accused of showing a lack of respect for the club by Sir Alex Ferguson, and Rooney has suggested some his team-mates were not happy with his desire to leave either.
Speaking on The Overlap with Gary Neville, Rooney claimed he was injured by a 'horrific' tackle from United legend Paul Scholes straight after his transfer request, and even joked that Ferguson may have told Scholes to do it.
'You wanted to win them games [Friday training matches], some of the tackles which went in were horrific,' Rooney said.
'He [Sir Alex Ferguson] used to stop the game and make us go in. Scholesy [Paul Scholes] put me out the day before a game.
'It was the day the gaffer did his press conference where I wanted to leave, so I’m sure the gaffer had a word with him before training. No, I’m joking.'
Rooney performed an extraordinary U-turn just two days after saying he wanted out, as he put pen to paper on a new five-year deal and vowed to win back the trust of United's supporters.
But he was unable to play for another month following Scholes' tackle in training, as he did not return to action until he came on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Wigan on November 20.
Rooney put the doubts over his future behind him to lead United to the Premier League title that season - their 12th under Ferguson - while the team also made the Champions League final before losing to Barcelona at Wembley.
Rooney scored in that final, but a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona ran out deserved 3-1 winners at the home of English football.
He remained at United until 2017, and became the club's all-time leading goalscorer in his final season, overtaking Sir Bobby Charlton.
His 13-year spell at Old Trafford saw him score 253 goals in 559 games, and he won every major honour with the club during this period, including five league titles, four League Cups and the Champions League.
Wayne Rooney was speaking on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet