Sven-Goran Eriksson

Now we were unlucky because of Rooney.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

But I don't think we had anyone who could go in and score three goals.

Yeah, it was a big problem between Sir Alex and myself.

He didn't want to release him for England, but it became a question by doctors as well, Manchester United doctor and England doctor.

And at the end, the England doctor, he's a specialist of this kind of injury.

He's operating hundreds every year.

So we got...

insurance that he can play maybe not the first game but he can play then his condition is another thing but he would be able to play without any risk and we had the independent doctors as well there to to check everything every day so it was this was not a very good solution but anyhow he was there

I hope he would consider me as a friend still.

I consider him as a friend, and we had many dinners together.

But when you're coming to...

to the point that you're taking something from Manchester United.

It might be a friendly game or someone half injured.

He got like a lion defending his club with everything he had.

Bad words, threatening, whatever.

And that's why he has done what he has done with that club.

I mean, he was Manchester United more or less.

So I understand him and I accept it, but I had to do things for England.