Wayne Rooney has revealed how five Manchester United players, including himself, controlled the dressing room while Sir Alex Ferguson was manager.

The former United and England striker says new signings were immediately stripped of their egos and forced to contribute to the team cause.

"That would never be allowed to happen," he revealed in an interview with the Men In Blazers TV show to be broadcast on NBCSN on Monday afternoon.

"The likes of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, myself - players who had Man United in them and wanted the best for that club - would never allow anyone to mess that up.

"We controlled the dressing room ourselves. Alex Ferguson didn't really need to control that. The players had the trust of the manager to do that themselves."