Wayne Rooney forced the photo of Kevin Keegan to be removed from the wall: what’s wrong with the Liverpool legend.

Wayne Rooney talked about the photo of Kevin Keegan in his room

According to The Sun: Wayne Rooney shared an unexpected fact: he demanded that the representatives of the England national team remove the photograph of Liverpool legend Kevin Keegan from his wall during his stay at the St. George's Park sports center.

Wayne Rooney scored 53 goals for the England team, second only to Harry Kane.Getty Images - Getty Keegan was a star of the 70s and won the Ballon d'Or twice.Rex Features He spoke about family life and his days with the England national team on Wayne Rooney's show.

Keegan, the former Liverpool star and another legend of the England team, held an honorable place on the wall in the team's hotel room. However, for Rooney, who grew up supporting Everton and gained fame at Manchester United, this was unacceptable.

“When we first arrived, we always had the same room, and each of them had pictures of England legends hung up,” Rooney recounted in his podcast.

“In my room, there was a picture of Kevin Keegan, and I certainly wasn’t going to sleep every night with an image of a Liverpool legend on my wall.”

The player did not remain silent and directly expressed his wishes.

“I made them take it down, and they hung up my image,” he admitted.

Rooney became a prominent figure in English football. He debuted for the national team in 2003 at the age of 17, becoming the youngest player to ever represent the Three Lions at that time.

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Throughout his career, he played 120 matches and scored 53 goals for his country, holding the record for most goals until Harry Kane surpassed it.

At the club level, Rooney became Manchester United's all-time leading scorer, netting 253 goals during a remarkable career at Old Trafford.

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Keegan, in turn, was a superstar of the 1970s, winning three top-flight league titles with Liverpool and twice receiving the Ballon d'Or.

He also managed the national team from 1999 to 2000 and still holds a high reputation among fans of English football.