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Soccer News of Thursday, 16 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Gary Neville opens up on night club brawl involving Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville

Former Manchester United player, Gary Neville has opened up on a night club brawl which involved former teammate Wayne Rooney

Neville who retired from football in 2011 now works as a sports pundit, while Rooney still plays in England with Derby County after leaving United as the club's all-time record goalscorer with 253 goals.

Asked to speak on the player he had difficulty watching over as United's captain, Neville said: “Rooney. You used to have to man mark him with a security guard on the night out.

“I remember once – and this is a true story, I used to love Wazza, he was a brilliant lad – but when he was younger he was a bit… what’s the word… when we were out he was a little bit unpredictable.

“I remember once that a security guard was looking after him and I literally put a guard on him.

“I always thought he was a target from people who we saw in the street, I always thought he was someone that other fans would try and wind up.

“Anyway basically he stopped at the top of the stairs, this security guard, and handed him over to another security guard at the bottom of the stairs.

"And he (Rooney) ended up having a battle in the middle of the stairs in between the two security guards!

“It was about a 10-step staircase and he’s literally been left alone for five steps!

"But he was somebody who was a challenge, but he was a great lad.”