Wayne Rooney reveals his bizarre pre-match music routine as Man United legend admits he used to listen to Susan Boyle before games

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Former England and Man United striker Wayne Rooney has shocked fans by revealing that he used to listen to Susan Boyle before matches.

Rooney, who retired in 2021, was appearing on The Overlap for the first time since it was announced he would be becoming a regular member of the team alongside the likes of Roy Keane and Gary Neville.

The 38-year-old was asked a series of quickfire questions as part of 'Wazza Week' and one of his answers will have certainly come as a surprise to many.

Rooney was asked what music he would listen to prior to games and his answer was Britain's Got Talent legend Susan Boyle.

'I'd normally get on the massage bed, and I'd actually put Susan Boyle on,' the 38-year-old said on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet. 

Wayne Rooney has revealed that he used to listen to Susan Boyle's music before matches

Scottish operatic singer Boyle is one of the most successful talent show stars of all time 

'It just helped me settle down – only for that little bit of time I was on the massage bed.'

Rooney also admitted that the infamous red card he received during England's defeat to Portugal in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup was the worst moment of his career.

'The red card in the World Cup was my lowest moment in football,' he said. 

'That was a difficult one because I remember going in the dressing room and thinking, if we go through, I'm suspended for the semi-Final and final if we get there. If we don't, it's your fault. It was horrible.'

Rooney was then asked to name one player he wished that he had got the chance to play with.

Rooney's pre-match music choice will no doubt have come as a huge surprise to football fans 

'(I wish I played with) Zinedine Zidane, just how good he was,' he responded. '(Lionel) Messi is the best of all time but to play with Zidane [would be amazing]. He's cool, calm, plays with both feet, goals and assists.'

The former United skipper is a keen golfer and went on to reveal that he once played a round with former president Donald Trump.

'(The most famous person I've played golf with is) Donald Trump. The maddest thing about it was we had [Rudi] Guiliani in the buggy behind us, then there were about 50-100 golf buggies that were all security.

'There was a boat in the lake with snipers, there were snipers in the bushes, and I was like 'what's going on here?!'

Wayne Rooney was speaking on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.