Football news - Wayne Rooney 'embarrassed' by the end of his time at Manchester United
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Updated 16/11/2018 at 09:06 GMT
Wayne Rooney has admitted he became ‘embarrassed’ towards the end of his Manchester United career.
Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in action during the UEFA Europa League final match between Ajax and Manchester United at Friends Arena on May 24, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden
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The DC United striker, who played his farewell match for England as the beat the USA at Wembley on Thursday, left Old Trafford over the summer after first-team opportunities started to dry up.
And now England and United’s leading scorer has revealed that this was the reason he decided to move on.
"There are moments when you do doubt yourself," he told Sky.
"I believe I was good enough to get back in the team, but I never really got that opportunity."
And because of that, Rooney became sheepish about his lack of involvement.
"I came on for one minute in the Europa League final,” added the 33-year-old. “I was about to come on against Southampton in the League Cup final, and in those moments it was embarrassing.
It was getting to a point where I was embarrassed. I thought 'I can't keep doing this', as hard as it was to leave United.
"In the Southampton game, [manager Jose] Mourinho came to me and said: 'I want you to lift the trophy.' I was like: 'Well, I didn't even play in the game.'
"He was persistent with it, and I literally lifted it and moved it on. What was I doing? I need to move on and go somewhere else."
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