WAYNE ROONEY was shut down by Sir Alex Ferguson after he told him to sign Mesut Ozil.
The former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder retired from football this week, aged 34.
He got his big move to Los Blancos in 2010 after impressing at the South Africa World Cup with Germany.
Rooney played against him in the tournament and was keen for Manchester United to sign him.
He even advised Ferguson to make a move but the Scot was not interested and put Rooney in his place.
Recalling the story in his autobiography, Fergie wrote: “Wayne said that we should have pursued Mesut Ozil, who had joined Real Madrid from Werder Bremen.
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“My reply was that it was none of his business who we should have gone for.
“I told him it was his job to play and perform. My job was to pick the correct teams. And so far I had been getting it right.
“Well, he was not on our radar at the time. Ozil when at Werder Bremen played wide right, then towards the end of the season played him off the front.
“He went to South Africa and did very well. But wasn’t on our radar. But I explained to Wayne and we get most of our decisions right.”
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Ozil eventually got his Premier League moving in 2013, joining Arsenal for £42million.
He made 254 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 44 goals – he also won the FA Cup on four occasions.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
