Wayne Rooney disagrees with Steven Gerrard after 'egotistical losers' claim

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I wouldn't quite put it that way, but I know what he's saying, because there was a lot of big characters in the dressing room and in the team."When you look back with the players we had, could we have done better, I think we could have but it wasn't to be."No, I wouldn't say better attitude because I think that's disrespectful, really, to us as players."We worked hard, we tried, we didn't quite manage to do it."It was difficult to have that relationship with Liverpool and Man United players. I think it's easier now.

I used to speak to Steven all the time when we were playing and obviously both Scousers."I didn't see that or feel that. I was fine with everyone, I got on with everyone and I had no issues."I was aware that Becks (David Beckham) and Gary Neville and Scholesy (Paul Scholes) and that, you could see they weren't really going to be close to Liverpool players."But I think one thing's for sure everyone would work hard for each other and try for each other and run for each other.

So I don't think that was the issue."We didn't manage to get over the line, but I didn't see it. I didn't see that at all."On Rio Ferdinand's podcast, former Liverpool captain Gerrard also admitted he "hated" England duty due to being in the hotel for long periods of time.Rooney also agreed with Gerrard that it was tough at times.