Coleen Rooney reveals her family had to flee Liverpool when husband Wayne's move to Man United from boyhood club Everton sparked attacks on their house and cars
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Coleen Rooney has opened up on the backlash her family received following her husband Wayne's transfer from Everton to Manchester United in 2004. Having grown up on Merseyside, Wayne broke into the Everton first team in 2002 and announced himself to the world with a stunning late winner against Arsenal when he was still just 16 years of age.
![[Rooney had gone through the ranks at his boyhood club but left when he was only 18]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93901315-14265819-image-a-28_1736407607302.jpg)
After shining on the international stage for England at Euro 2004, United came calling and Wayne opted to leave his boyhood club to join the Red Devils. His decision to leave did not go down well with Everton fans, and Coleen - who finished runner-up on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! last month - has now revealed the reaction of supporters led to her having to move the family out of Liverpool.
![[His wife, Coleen (left), has revealed the family had to leave Liverpool after backlash from fans]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93901321-14265819-image-m-30_1736407639282.jpg)
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Coleen said: 'Our house got spray painted everywhere and there was smashed windows in cars. 'We literally took ourselves and moved because Sir Alex Fergusson said that he wanted us out of Liverpool. But it was our families that got the backlash then and that wasn’t fair.
![[Coleen said that Rooney was always adamant he wanted to play for United under Sir Alex Ferguson]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93901313-14265819-image-a-31_1736407678050.jpg)
Wayne Rooney decided to join Manchester United from Everton in 2004. Rooney had gone through the ranks at his boyhood club but left when he was only 18. His wife, Coleen (left), has revealed the family had to leave Liverpool after backlash from fans. 'Wayne never went into Liverpool for a while after that, to get food or go shopping because people would just shout stuff.'.
![[Rooney went on to win five Premier League titles during his 13-year stay at Old Trafford]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/07/93901529-14265819-image-a-32_1736407731670.jpg)
