Wayne Rooney: Fabio Capello went wild at Italy goal at the World Cup, England wasted Paul Scholes and no managers comes close to Sir Alex Ferguson
Wayne Rooney speaks exclusively to - listen to the full interview at 1pm on Sunday
WAYNE ROONEY felt the full force of Sir Alex Ferguson's hairdryer more than once in his 13 years at Manchester United.
Yet he still rates the Scot as the best manager he has ever played under.
Not that Fergie's place at the top of the pile was ever likely to be threatened by Fabio Capello — especially after the Italian's antics at the 2010 World Cup.
In a wide-ranging interview to be broadcast on today, Rooney goes in-depth about his managers, including the time Capello forgot all about his £6million-a-year deal with England - and celebrated wildly with his backroom team when his homeland scored during the finals.
Rooney, 31, maintains Capello simply was not right for the Three Lions.
He revealed: "Obviously, his English wasn't great and he brought his backroom staff in who were all Italian.
"I remember the World Cup in South Africa and Fabio and his coaches were watching Italy play and they were jumping up and cheering when Italy scored.
"He's there as England manager! I didn't think it was right."
Rooney's 53 goals and 119 caps puts him top of the Three Lions goals list and behind only Peter Shilton in all-time appearances.
The former Three Lions skipper played under a mixed bag of six national bosses. He enjoyed life under Roy Hodgson and Sven-Goran Eriksson, and learned from the Swede's mistakes.
"We need more players to do that and they could even fast-track them — there are some badges that I've been doing a ten-year-old could do. When you have that experience you don't need to be down doing that bit."
And, perhaps surprisingly, if he were England boss he would have the media CLOSER to the squad at big tournaments.
He said: "They should have journalists in the hotel then they will see what players do to prepare for games and how much it means to them."
Working with the Foundation, Wayne hopes to raise funds for groups dedicated to helping disadvantaged and vulnerable kids including the NSPCC, Claire House Children’s Hospice and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.