Wayne Rooney admits he 'went too far' with Sir Alex Ferguson during a half-time confrontation in a game where he scored a hat-trick for Manchester United.
Rooney, 34, netted the third hat-trick of his career in United's 4-1 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park in November 2009, yet the teams were level at the interval after referee Mike Dean awarded Portsmouth a controversial penalty that Kevin-Prince Boateng converted.
Rooney had put United ahead with his own spotkick and struck twice within 10 minutes of the restart to regain their lead and claim the match ball.
Rooney has revealed his ruthlessness was fuelled by a dressing room row with Ferguson, who deliberately used to target Rooney and Ryan Giggs, however well they were
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