Wayne Rooney opens up about differences with Alex Ferguson at Manchester United

He's done a lot of growing up, our Wazza.

The Manchester United skipper has been speaking about Alex Ferguson as he closes in on goalscoring records with England. Despite Fergie casting doubt over the England striker's ability to play up top, Rooney looks fondly upon his relationship with his old boss who he credits as the greatest of all time. The Scotsman opened up about a clash he had with Rooney after leaving him out of a Champions League game against Real Madrid but, despite having a brief falling out, Rooney owes a lot to Ferguson. “I don't know if anyone knows how things ended (between us),” Rooney spoke in an interview with the Telegraph. “We had differences (of opinion). That's normal. Ask Roy (Hodgson), he's had differences with other players. That's part of football. I'm not the only person who had differences with Sir Alex Ferguson, but I can still sit here and say he was the greatest manager of all time. “I still see Sir Alex quite a bit at games and he travels away to European games with us. It's not that we don't like each other. We just had differences. That's normal.”