…does anyone seriously think that Old Trafford would have been burnt down if we didn’t sign Rooney? Maybe if Joel takes over…
Fergie, "Last summer Wayne Rooney became available and I had to go to David Gill and say 'We've got to sign this boy, come on, it's only £20 million, it's nothing'. David knew we had to do it. Can you imagine if Rooney had gone to Chelsea or Arsenal? The fans would have burned the place down."