Wayne Rooney faced Sir Alex's wrath.

Wanting to please his wife and children on Boxing Day, striker Wayne Rooney sneaked out for dinner immediately after the 5-0 victory against Wigan. However, Sir Alex Ferguson discovered this and decided to fine the English striker £200,000 (approximately 6 billion VND) for the match against Blackburn in the 19th round of the Premier League.

Besides Rooney, Jonny Evans and Darron Gibson were also fined a week's wages by the "hairdryer" (Ferguson). During training last Tuesday, Rooney, Jonny Evans, and Darron Gibson inadvertently let slip that they had excitedly recounted how much fun they had partyed that night. The incident reached Alex Ferguson's ears, and he summoned Rooney to his office for a reprimand.

Wayne Rooney was heavily fined for his indiscipline. (Source: Getty)

According to the British press, all three players were punished with extra training hours the following day, a day they were supposed to have off. Then, on Friday evening, Rooney was informed that he and two teammates would be dropped from the team's match against Blackburn.

The absence of key players, along with some other objective factors, led to Old Trafford's humiliating 2-3 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Blackburn, costing them the chance to overtake Manchester City for the top spot.

However, Manchester United's management has denied rumors that a disagreement between Sir Alex and Rooney was the reason for Rooney's absence from the match against Blackburn, stating that Rooney is still in the process of fully recovering from his injury.

Rooney is likely to return for the upcoming match against Newcastle.

According to Vietnamplus