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Wayne Rooney labels old Everton team-mates ‘crap’ in brutal new interview
Wayne Rooney labels old Everton team-mates 'crap' in brutal new interview,England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney did not hold back from slamming his former Everton teammates in a new tell-all interview, where he called them 'crap'

Wayne Rooney labels old Everton team-mates ‘crap’ in brutal new interview

Ex-Everton striker Wayne Rooney has labelled his former teammates at the club "crap" in a brutal interview.

Rooney made his breakthrough at Goodison Park as a mere 16-year-old, scoring a stunning goal against Arsenal to make him the Premier League’s youngest ever goal-scorer at the time and propel him towards stardom.

The forward played two full seasons with the Toffees before securing a high-profile move to Manchester United, where he went on to become the club’s record scorer with 253 goals.

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But the 37-year-old has now stunned fans in a strikingly honest interview with Toffees TV. In it, he admitted he was left amazed at the low standard of his Everton teammates, some of whom he had idolised as a child, even before his move to United.

Rooney said: "It's mad how quickly things changed. For me to go in with Duncan [Ferguson], [Alan] Stubbs – all of them that I grew up watching.

“To then go and play with them, training with them every day, so quickly I remember thinking, 'These are crap'."

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The striker quickly became a star at Goodison Park as a teenager
The striker quickly became a star at Goodison Park as a teenager (Image: Press Association)
It wasn't long before he started to think colleagues including Duncan Ferguson (c) were 'crap'
It wasn't long before he started to think colleagues including Duncan Ferguson (c) were 'crap' (Image: Press Association)

His savage digs may come as a shock to the likes of Ferguson, who helped by taking him under his wing during Rooney's first spell with the club. Rooney joined Everton again in 2017 after a 13-year spell with the Red Devils, where he was reunited with the Scottish coach.

Despite his criticisms, many of the Goodison faithful will still regard Rooney a legend who came through the academy and simply outgrew the club. He scored 17 in his first stint and 11 in his second, during which he captained the side.

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