Sir Alex Ferguson, then manager of United, said that "There were plenty of eyebrows raised" when he persuaded the club's board of directors to sanction "a multi-million pound" move to try to sign Rooney from Everton.
Sir Alex Ferguson, manajer United, mengatakan bahwa "Ada banyak alis terangkat" ketika ia membujuk dewan klub direksi sanksi atas kepindahan "Multi-million pound" untuk mencoba menandatangani Rooney dari Everton.