Wayne Rooney accuses Liverpool of manipulating temperature of 'freezing' Anfield

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Wayne Rooney suspects that Liverpool might have turned down the heating in the away locker room during his Premier League career. The former Manchester United captain visited Anfield on countless occasions during his career — scoring winning goals there twice — and always felt as though it was frostier than other locker rooms he spent time in.

Rooney discussed the state of a number of locker rooms in a recent episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, and this is what he had to say about Anfield's: "You get some tight dressing rooms. Rooney was speaking ahead of Liverpool's trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday, when he addressed Hugo Ekitike's suspension for the game after his dismissal against Southampton last week.

Hugo Ekitike was sent off against Southampton (Image: Getty Images) "He's been caught up in the emotion of scoring a goal, and he'll probably regret it," said Rooney. "He's giving Isak the chance to come in and try and take his place.