"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. And 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. I felt it against me. Normally you feel it against the team, but I felt it against me."
Wayne Rooney reflects on Manchester United's 2010 Champions League group stage match at Ibrox against Rangers, which United won 1-0 with a late Rooney penalty. Rooney identifies Ibrox as the most hostile away ground of his career, explaining that Rangers supporters were aware of his Celtic fandom from previous visits to watch Old Firm derbies from the Celtic end. He describes feeling personally targeted by the hostile atmosphere rather than experiencing typical away-ground opposition. Rooney notes he was under additional pressure at the time following his transfer request at Manchester United, making the intense reception particularly challenging despite scoring the winning goal.
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