"Rangers, Rangers away in 2010. I think it was. Well, I played there for Everton in a pre-season game, and I'm a big Celtic fan. And then I went to Ibrox to watch the Old Firm, to watch the Celtic game there. So I sat in the Celtic end. So I think they obviously were aware of that as well."
"So when we went in 2010, they battered me. It was not long, I think, after I had asked to leave Manchester United and then I'd signed. So I was under pressure as well to perform. So I scored and went off celebrating. But yeah, it was a real hostile performance."
Wayne Rooney experienced a hostile reception at Ibrox Stadium in 2010 when Manchester United faced Rangers in the Champions League. The England striker had previously attended an Old Firm derby at Ibrox as a Celtic supporter, sitting in the Celtic end. When Manchester United returned to Glasgow, Rangers fans remembered his Celtic allegiance and booed him throughout the match. Rooney was also under pressure at the time, having recently requested to leave Manchester United before signing a new contract. Despite scoring during the game, he describes the experience as genuinely hostile and unpleasant, making it his toughest away ground.
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