Wayne Rooney has suggested Alex Ferguson committed tactical suicide during Manchester United s two Champions League final losses to Barcelona.
Rooney became a European champion under Ferguson when United beat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 final in Moscow but they fell at the last hurdle in their bid to retain the trophy the following season – running into Pep Guardiola s formidable Barca in Rome.
United had the chance to avenge that 2-0 loss in the Italian capital at Wembley in 2011 but, despite Rooney cancelling out Pedro s first-half opener, superb goals from Lionel Messi and David Villa saw the Blaugrana run out deserved 3-1 winners.
Rooney was discussing how best to approach crunch European nights in his Sunday Times column, previewing the forthcoming …