Sol Campbell Thought I Dived To End Arsenal’s Unbeaten Record – Rooney

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has said that Campbell stopped talking to him after a heated game between MUFC and Arsenal. He recently revealed that Campbell gave him the cold shoulder for months after a very intense match between both clubs back in the 2000s.

Recall that Manchester United beat the Gunners during a 2004-05 clash, ending their opponents “invincible” streak as Rooney won a contentious penalty which Ruud van Nistelrooy converted before getting on the scoresheet himself in the 93rd minute to cap a 2-0 victory.

Speaking on The Wayne Rooney Show, the former England captain said that Campbell didn’t say a word to him because MUFC stopped Arsenal from extending their unbeaten record.

According to him, going 50 games unbeaten would’ve been an applaudable feat for the Gunners, so Campbell was angry that MUFC prevented it from happening.

“It was a big game for Arsenal. If they had won it, it was 50 games unbeaten for them. We beat them 2-0 and Campbell did not speak to me for over six months,” he said.

Rooney further noted that Sol’s silent treatment was because he felt he dived for the penalty, but that wasn’t the case.

He concluded by saying that the defender clearly left his leg out in the box, and the contact was enough for him to go down.

“We met up [during international duty] and Sol won’t speak to me. Sometimes, I was with Sol and I’d say to him: ‘Come on man, we are playing for England here’. But he wouldn’t speak to me because he felt I dived. He left his leg out and I think there was a small contact,” he added.