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Wayne Rooney voices regret at submitting transfer request at Manchester United two years ago

Friday 7 September 2012 11:05, UK

Image: Wayne Rooney: Says submitting a transfer request at United was the biggest mistake of his career

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says submitting a transfer request at Old Trafford two years ago was the biggest mistake of his career.

"In October, I release a statement which publicly questions my happiness at Old Trafford. Am I better off elsewhere? "Everyone makes a fuss. There are discussions inside United to sort out the issue, people outside United chuck their opinions around, but the thing is, nobody really knows what's going on in my life. "None of them understand where I am in my career. They don't know where my head's at. "The only person who really knows what's going on in there is me, but even I'm not sure what I want."
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He added of the involvement of United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in his decision to stay: "Then the manager has his say. 'Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you have in your own field. And it never really works that way'. "He's saying the grass isn't always greener, and he's right. "I like what's in my field. I'm wrong. United want the same as me: trophies, success, to be the best."

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