limpper

29 Mar 09, 17:27

A blazing row between Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney continues to linger, it is claimed.

Rooney, who scored twice in yesterday's 4-0 friendly victory over Slovakia, taking his international tally to 21 goals, was involved in a training ground row with the Manchester United Old Trafford manager just days after their shock 4-1 defeat by Liverpool, says the Mail on Sunday.

The defeat blew the Premier League title race wide open and a furious Ferguson reacted by dropping Rooney to the bench for last week's 2-0 defeat at Fulham. When the England striker was brought on at half-time he appeared to be out of control.

Rooney was booked twice and lashed out at a corner flag as he left the pitch after being sent off by referee Phil Dowd. Mark Lawrenson, the former Liverpool player who is now a BBC television pundit, said yesterday: "Everybody knows that he had a massive row with Fergie after the Liverpool game and was then left out. It's an ongoing problem."

omgukilledkenny

5 Apr 09, 21:11

Ferguson hits out at 'self-promoting' Lawrenson

Sir Alex Ferguson has rubbished pundit Mark Lawrenson’s claims of a bust-up with Wayne Rooney after the Liverpool defeat.

Following the recent 4-1 loss to Liverpool, Rooney was left on the bench for the Fulham game, leading Lawrenson to suggest the player had had an argument with his manager.

He said: “Everybody knows he had a massive row with Fergie after the Liverpool game and was then left out.”

However, Ferguson insists there is no truth in the accusation and believes Lawrenson was simply looking to raise his profile.

"I was made aware of it,” he said. “Absolute nonsense.

“I don't know where that came from, but the revealing part of it is 'everybody knows', but I didn't know and I was in there.

“These people self-promote, but who the hell's bothered about it?

“Nobody followed it up, which tells you everything because, if there was any truth, you'd have found out."