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Open Image ModalAfter Newcastle bid for Rooney in August 2004, Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed before a Champions League qualifier United had also joined the bidding.
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Open Image ModalRooney, who had requested to leave Everton, joined United on transfer deadline day at the age of 18, fresh from scoring four goals in as many games for England at Euro 2004.
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Open Image ModalHis agent, Paul Stretford (left), was demonised by Everton fans.
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Open Image ModalRooney and Ferguson celebrate their Player and Manager of the Month awards for February 2005 ahead of playing Fulham in March.
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Open Image ModalEver the father-figure, Ferguson congratulates Rooney on a shift at Anfield in September 2005.
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Open Image ModalRooney's performance away at Benfica in September 2006 proved to be a significant moment in the then 20-year-old's Manchester United career. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFerguson hugs Rooney after he scored the winner at Goodison Park in April 2007. The 4-2 win effectively clinched United's first title in four years.
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Open Image ModalRooney is withdrawn in the 2008 Champions League final. With Cristiano Ronaldo United's undisputed talisman, Rooney was often sacrificed and played on the wing.
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Open Image ModalRonaldo's 2009 departure saw Rooney regain the talismanic mantle, however. He scored 34 goals in the 2009-10 campaign and his injury away at Bayern Munich in March was critical as United lost out on the Premier League title by a point.Here, Ferguson congratulates the striker on a two-goal display in the 4-0 Champions League win against AC Milan.
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Open Image ModalRooney is presented with the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award ahead of the August 2010 win against West Ham. Despite scoring a penalty, his body language is telling...
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Open Image ModalIn the week reports of his adultery hit the headlines, Ferguson withdrew Rooney from the matchday squad at former club Everton, concerned about the reception he would receive.Two years earlier, Rooney was substituted at Goodison after becoming too wound up by the home fans.
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Open Image ModalRooney is substituted at Bolton in September 2010 as his form in the six months since the injury in Munich continues to nosedive.
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Open Image ModalRooney is on the bench for the October 2010 game against West Brom amid speculation he has handed in a transfer request.
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Open Image ModalDays later he is injured in training after a reckless Paul Scholes tackle...
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Open Image ModalAnd Ferguson finally confirms the striker wants to leave United.
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Open Image ModalOnly Rooney does a U-turn and inks a new five-year contract. His weekly wage is reportedly between £250,000 and £300,000.
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Open Image ModalRooney goes some way to repairing his relationship with United by scoring the penalty which secures the club's 19th title at Blackburn in April 2011
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Open Image ModalOn Ferguson's 70th birthday in 2011, Rooney is omitted from the squad for United's New Year's Eve loss to Blackburn after going out drinking with Darron Gibson and Jonny Evans. He is fined by the manager.
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Open Image ModalThe duo enjoy a lighter moment on a private jet en route to the Ballon d'Or awards in Zurich, January 2012
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Open Image ModalFerguson and Rooney wait to address the press in Amsterdam, February 2012. A picture paints a thousand words...
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Open Image ModalRobin van Persie's arrival puts Rooney in the shade again, and he is sacrificed at Aston Villa as United go in search of a winner, November 2012.
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Open Image ModalThe beginning of the end: Rooney is dropped for United's biggest game of the season in their Champions League return leg against Real Madrid.
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Open Image ModalRooney is brought on but misses a presentable chance as United bow out of Europe.
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Open Image ModalRooney is withdrawn after 71 minutes following a poor display at West Ham, and Ferguson lauds Shinji Kagawa's progress, suggesting he may have to rotate the Japanese along with Rooney.
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Open Image ModalRooney is substituted a week later on the night United regain their title against Aston Villa. He reportedly doesn't acknowledge Ferguson.
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Open Image ModalWayne Rooney chases Howard Webb claiming he was fouled prior to Chelsea scoring the winning goal in United's 1-0 May loss at Old Trafford. It could be the last time he plays in the red shirt. (credit:Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalRooney drives into United's Carrington training base amid reports he has handed in a second transfer request in three seasons.
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Open Image ModalRooney is dropped for Ferguson's final match at Old Trafford and the Scot confirms the player, who has won five titles, two League Cups, a European Cup and a Club World Cup, wants to leave.
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Open Image ModalRooney departed United's pre-season tour last week and has almost certainly played his final game for the club. (credit:Getty Images)