Ex-Manchester United striker opens up on battle with alcohol saying he would have two-day ‘self-binges’
Wayne Rooney has said he misused alcohol in an effort to cope with the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level football as a teenager.
The former England and Manchester United striker, 36, opened up about two-day “self-binges” in the early days of his career as he struggled with the exposure that accompanied becoming England’s record goalscorer after growing up on a Liverpool council estate.
