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'He was even wilder then!'

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Wayne Rooney may currently be making headlines as manager of Plymouth Argyle, but Tom Heaton has fond memories of sharing a pitch with the fiery forward at youth level.

Although Rooney was a household name at 16, while Heaton had to wait longer for his senior bow, there is just six months separating the pair, and so they were part of the same age-group sides, at least for a while.

Heaton wore the red of United, after joining from Wrexham, and Rooney represented boyhood club Everton, so they were regular opponents as teenagers.

Wazza was a famously aggressive striker, especially in his younger days, and our current goalkeeper recalls a skirmish or two involving the Merseysider.