With emotions still running high, Rooney sought to clear his head when visiting the Wing\u2019s restaurant – which has been a popular eatery for Premier League footballers down the years. He had no idea that a sporting GOAT was about to put a smile on his face.<\/p>\n
Rooney said of bumping into Maradona: \u201cIt was that evening actually – I went to Wing’s restaurant in my tracksuit, and Maradona was in there. I got a picture with him and stuff. He had a full suit on, and tie, and then he gave me his tie. It was a bit weird, he took his tie off, put it on me, my club tracksuit still on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maradona had been in attendance to watch United face Real Madrid. He was a regular visitor to Manchester around that time as his daughter Giannina was married to City\u2019s Argentina international striker Sergio Aguero.<\/p>\n
With Rooney being cut from similar cloth to Maradona, the 1986 World Cup winner was always full of praise for the stocky United star – who never gave anything less than 100 per cent when taking to the field.<\/p>\n
After seeing Rooney make his senior debut for England at 17 years of age, in a Euro 2004 qualifier against Macedonia, Maradona said of a mercurial talent: \u201c’They don’t come along that often, players who can go on and become real world-class star.\u201d<\/p>\n