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'It was suicidal... the players knew, deep down, it was wrong': Wayne Rooney slams Sir Alex Ferguson for trying to go 'toe-to-toe' with Barcelona as Manchester United lost both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals to Pep Guardiola's men

Wayne Rooney has criticised former boss Sir Alex Ferguson for trying to go 'toe-to-toe' with Barcelona in Manchester United's Champions League final defeats to them in 2009 and 2011.

The two sides met each other in the two finals in Rome and at Wembley respectively, with the Catalan giants emerging victorious on both occasions with 2-0 and 3-1 victories.

Rooney scored what was an equaliser for United in the Wembley showdown in 2011, but was unable to add to another Champions League medal to the one he won in 2008 against Chelsea in Moscow.