I ASKED FERGIE: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO IMPROVE UNITED?

SIR ALEX FERGUSON’s infamous hairdryer made him the most feared boss in English football – but that did not stop Wayne Rooney from confronting him.

In 2010 Rooney was involved in a contract dispute, was ready to quit Manchester United and stormed into the manager’s office demanding to know which players were going to be signed.

“I just felt at that time the club had offered me a new five-year deal, we’d sold Carols Tevez, sold Cristiano Ronaldo, so I wanted reassurances of who we’re bringing in if you want me to commit myself for the next five years,” explained Rooney.

“Who are we bringing in to improve or are you going to try to build a team over the next three, four or five years to then be successful?

“That’s literally what I was saying and (laughs) he told me to get out of the office!

“He’s probably the best manager of all time, so to have a young lad come in and ask him questions of how the club is moving forward I completely understand that as well.

“He’s probably felt a bit disrespected, but I was doing it from a personal point of view.

“If you want me to commit myself for five years, I need to know what the plan is, what players we’re bringing in and obviously to get those answers, so it led to what happened after that.

“From then it became difficult, but I think actually if you move on a few years down the line the majority of Manchester United fans agree.

“They were asking the same questions which I was asking a few years before because I could see where the club was going.”