MANCHESTER UNITED legend Wayne Rooney revealed he still keeps in touch with iconic manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
However, there is a catch as they only contact each other after Rooney, 39, gets sacked from the dugout.
Wayne Rooney holding a Champions League microphone.
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney revealed he still talks with Sir Alex FergusonCredit: Getty
Sir Alex Ferguson at the Cheltenham Festival.
Rooney claims Man Utd icon Ferguson sends him a text every time he gets sackedCredit: Rex
The legendary striker and Ferguson, 83, spent nine years together at Old Trafford where they won five Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.
The pair had a few heated exchanges during their spell at United but ultimately patched things up and still talk.
The ex-England international is following in Fergie's footsteps but his spells as Derby, DC United, Birmingham and Plymouth Argyle boss met a heartbreaking end.
And that was when Ferguson reached out with a text that Rooney still remembers.
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The ex-Everton star joined Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Jill Scott on The Overlap and answered fan questions.
Neville read out one of them for the panel, which read: "Do you ever hear from your old managers?"
Wright confirmed that he still keeps in touch with his former gaffers.
And that was when Rooney revealed: "Every time I get sacked Fergie gives me a text."
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The former centre-forward's fellow panelists immediately burst into laughter.
Scott asked: What does it [ the text] say?"
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However, the United great opted against sharing any details of the exchange.
Instead, Rooney simply said: "He gives me a text every time I get sacked"