Wayne Rooney has admitted that he and his Manchester United team-mates “look terrible” in the iconic photo of them from the noughties.
Rooney and his mates were likely unaware that an unremarkable snap of them walking down the street in Manchester would go on to become a viral classic on social media.You know the one.
There’s Rooney, John O’Shea and Paul Scholes in the foreground, then Rio Ferdinand, Alan Smith and Ruud van Nistelrooy behind them.The photo is from 2005 when the players were going to a dinner at Stock's Restaurant in Manchester.It has morphed into something completely different due to the clothing the United players are wearing.Baggy jeans and jackets are the garment of choice, with Rooney also choosing to match his blue jeans with smart black shoes, while the others are mainly in trainers.To be fair to him, Rooney has previously invited jokes in 2018 by posting the picture on Twitter as a throwback.But now, for the first time, he has offered a deeper piece of analysis on his fashion choices. “I think I’m looking well, mate,” he told SPORTbible when shown the picture. “Mate, there’s a few worse than me.
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