Rooney reveals he used ‘go to an deserted home and drink’ as a teen

Wayne Rooney has lifted the lid on his battles with ingesting alcohol and the depths he would go to take action rising up as a youngster in Liverpool.

Rooney turned a family title at boyhood membership Everton throughout a shocking debut season in 2002-03, when he was simply 16.

However, the longer term Manchester United and England icon was by then already ingesting alcohol – having been caught by an academy coach two years prior whereas crossing the street.

Having been reprimanded earlier than, the striker would then search for lowkey spots to drink, even breaking into empty homes to take action – as he revealed whereas talking as a visitor on the Stick to Football podcast, delivered to you by Sky Bet.

Speaking to fellow Liverpudlian Jamie Carragher, the now-38-year-old stated: ‘You [Jamie Carragher] know the place I grew up, it wasn’t a simple place to dwell however, I used completely liked rising up there, it taught me so many various issues.

Wayne Rooney (pictured in 2008) has opened up about his ingesting exploits as a youngster

Speaking on the Stick to Football Podcast, Rooney says he used to ‘go to an deserted, empty home, knock the home windows by and drink’ whereas coming by the Everton academy

‘I keep in mind after I was 14, I used to be crossing the street, I feel it was a Thursday or one thing like that, and I used to be taking part in for the U19’s on the Saturday for Everton, Colin Harvey was the supervisor.

‘So, I’m crossing the street, I’ve obtained a bag of cider, a packet of cigarettes, and a automobile stopped to let me cross, and it was Colin Harvey.

‘We used to go to an deserted, empty home and we would knock the home windows by, and we would sit in there and drink.’

Despite his teenage ingesting, Rooney went on to have a stellar profession – profitable 12 main honours at United and changing into their all-time report goalscorer, repeating the latter for England earlier than it was damaged by Harry Kane 11 months in the past.

But regardless of his beautiful array of accolades, Rooney admits the alcohol did ultimately meet up with his taking part in days.

He gained 12 main honours throughout his Man United profession, together with the 2008 Champions League

Rooney admits that the ingesting did ultimately meet up with him throughout his taking part in profession

‘When you look again, I feel – and I spoke about it after I did the documentary – I had completely different points, ended up ingesting method an excessive amount of and clearly that took its toll,’ he stated.

‘You can at all times look again and suppose – “If you didn’t do that, would you have played at an even higher level, achieved more, played for longer” – all these questions, once more, it is hindsight.’

Rooney was talking on the Stick to Football podcast, delivered to you by Sky Bet.