Source: Daily_Mail
Wayne Rooney death threat: Angry fans outside home
Wayne Rooney faced an angry mob outside his home on Thursday night as enraged Manchester United fans reacted to the possibility of their star striker making a sensational move to arch-rivals Manchester City.[LNB] Rooney felt the full force of the anger among supporters over his desire to leave Old Trafford when a group of 40 protesters turned up outside his £4.5million mansion in the upmarket Cheshire village of Prestbury.[LNB]Wayne Rooney told by Carlos Tevez: Join me at Manchester City Sinister: Rooney was home when a mob of United fans turned up at his front gate[LNB]Cheshire police confirmed that a group of men, some in balaclavas and hooded tops, gathered outside the house late in the evening. A banner bearing the words 'Join City & Die' was unfurled.[LNB]The group buzzed repeatedly on the player's intercom. One man was overheard to say: 'We want to talk to you, Wayne. We want you to explain the real reason you want to leave. We're not going to hurt you.'[LNB]The group - believed to be part of the notorious Men In Black firm.- were soon dispersed by police but Rooney is believed to have witnessed the commotion from an upstairs window, with his wife Coleen and baby sonKai also believed to have been inside the house.[LNB] Guard: An officer patrols outside Rooney's house[LNB]Home: Rooney's pad with the front gate (top left)[LNB]Rooney rang the police as well as alerting the club's private security firm CES.[LNB]A police spokesman said: 'At 8.30pm, a call was received from a resident in Prestbury regarding 20 to 30 people assembling outside their address. Police attended the scene and the group dispersed peacefully.'[LNB]The mob's leader, who refused to be identified, told The Sun: 'We don't believe what Rooney has said about his reasons for leaving the club. We want answers.[LNB]'The club is struggling for moneybut it was struggling for money four months ago - so what's changed?[LNB]'He has got himself in a mess in his private life and we understand if he wants to move abroad but the least we deserve is that he is honest with us. If he goes to City it is going to go off and he'll be seeing us again.'[LNB] The shocking scenes on his own doorstep come after an eventful week in which Rooney's relationship with his club reached breaking point following his demand for a transfer over concerns at United's ability to challenge for trophies and attract the world's top players.[LNB]On Wednesday afternoon Rooney attempted to appease fans by releasing a statement putting his side of the story across and suggesting that he had been backed into a corner after not receiving assurances from chief executive David Gill over the club's ambitions.[LNB] However,the PR exercise backfired, with team-mates, former United stars and supporters lining up to criticise the 24-year-old. [LNB] Hate figure: The Old Trafford faithful have turned on their former idol[LNB] Manchester meltdown: Fans turn on 'Wayne the whore' as Rooney says United is not good enough for him Wayne Rooney told by Carlos Tevez: Join me at Manchester City... as United make late bid to keep himWhere should Rooney go? Redknapp, Keown and Townsend on Wayne's next stepPete Jenson: Guardiola once dreamed of Rooney's work... so is it time he made him work at Barca?Where next for Wayne Rooney? Simon Jones analyses the contenders in football's most controversial transfer[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney, David Gill, Carlos Tevez Places: Manchester
