When Wayne Rooney and Manchester United won the Premier League in 2011 – in front of the rivals from Liverpool – was the attacker ecstatic to say the least.

He’s even Liverpool-boy – but as most of the Everton-man on a neck.

That he could win the championship in front of exactly Liverpool with their other big rival, United, did not make the joy less. Rooney has now won several championships with United, but just this year there was room for excitement and enthusiasm.

For it was United’s championship number 19 and thereby surpassed the Liverpool’s 18 triumphs.

In the year are United not English master. Also not in years. Rooney is furthest away. He asserts itself in american football, but Liverpool is again at the forefront – now in the race with Manchester City.

And the playing legend hope with all his heart that the City snatch the title.

– Yes, I hope City comes across the finish line before Liverpool, he said to talkSPORT.

– I orcs not the idea of seeing them win. It would be a nightmare for any Everton-man, it comes.

at the time Of writing, there are two points between the two teams with Liverpool in the lead. City have played a match fewer. There are, respectively, seven and eight matches.

Where City has won the title three times the past seven seasons, it is 29 years ago, Liverpool FC have gone all the way. They have true virtue been close a few times, but the championship is not won it since 1990, when it was people like Ian Rush, Jan more details and John Barnes, who lived at Anfield.

It is 14 years since Liverpool won the Champions League final over AC Milan. And just the match is Rooney good enough also tired of hearing about.

– I remember when they won the Champions League. The talking is still on, so it would be 10-15 years more of the kind, he says of the scenario, if The Reds win the championship.

He reached himself to win five championships, one FA Cup, three League Cup, a Champions League, a Europa League and a WORLD cup, while he was in Manchester United.