EPL: Real reason Alex Ferguson dumped Manchester United – Wayne Rooney

Derby County manager, Wayne Rooney, has revealed the real reason Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United.

According to the former Manchester United striker, Ferguson ‘got out’ of the club as ‘quick as he could’ once he realized the club was in decline.

Ferguson retired in 2013 after 27 years at Old Trafford, leaving a title-winning club in the hands of his successor, David Moyes.

Rooney requested Manchester United to let him leave in 2010, doubting the club’s ambition.

The former England striker then fell out with Ferguson again during the Scot’s final year at Old Trafford, when he once again asked to depart.

Rooney, Man United’s all-time leading scorer, was dissatisfied with the club’s decision to let Christiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez leave in 2009.

Then Ferguson managed to help Manchester United win two league titles in the next four years but Manchester City were on the rise and Rooney says the Scot dumped United knowing they were in decline.

“Actually, if you look five years down the line from that meeting – Alex Ferguson knew where the club was going and he got out of there as quickly as he could, and they’re still picking up the pieces now,” Rooney was quoted by Metro.