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Wayne Rooney: Why Man Utd hated Anfield and Sunderland’s toilets

Wayne Rooney: Why Man Utd hated Anfield and Sunderland’s toilets
Wayne Rooney: Why Man Utd hated Anfield and Sunderland’s toiletsProfimedia

Wayne Rooney has revealed some of the strangest and most unpleasant experiences he and his Manchester United teammates encountered on away days.

From freezing dressing rooms at Anfield to leaking toilets at Sunderland, the former England captain shared these bizarre behind-the-scenes stories on his BBC podcast.

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"I was actually suspended (for the match against Sunderland). But above the dressing rooms were the toilets and the roof came through when all of the players were in their clothes," Rooney said.

"I think there was a load of whatever goes into the toilet, all over the players and the clothes.”

He also mentioned that the most challenging away match was facing his boyhood club Everton after moving to United.

"Yeah, it was horrible. Obviously it's a ground I've been going to since I was a kid, a baby," he stated of his first return in an FA Cup tie in 2005. 

"My dad, that was the game he wouldn't go to. Because obviously he knew I'd be getting a lot of stick and he'd go to all the Everton games and he wouldn't go to that one, at Goodison."