Wayne Rooney labelled Alex Ferguson as the greatest manager of all time as he attempted to bury the hatchet with the former Manchester United boss.
Rooney became disgruntled during Ferguson s final year in charge at Old Trafford, following Robin van Persie s arrival from Arsenal in 2012-13.
The England international was played out of position and dropped for United s return leg against Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie that season.
Rooney attempted to leave the club for a second time, with Premier League rivals Chelsea interested, before signing a new contract upon David Moyes appointment the following campaign.
But Rooney now captain of United and England said he had no regrets about the feud.
I don t know if anyone knows how things ended [between us]. We had differences [of opinion] but that s normal, said the 29-year-old, who was prised to Manchester by Ferguson in 2004.
Ask Roy [Hodgson]. He s had differences with players over the years, too. That s part of football.
I m not the only person who had differences with Sir Alex Ferguson but I can still sit here and say he was the greatest manager of all time.
I still see Sir Alex quite a bit at games and he travels away to European games with us. It s not that we don t like each other. We just had differences. That s normal.
