Wayne Rooney says his former England team-mate Sol Campbell went six months with out chatting with him after a penalty incident between the pair in Manchester United’s 2-0 win towards Arsenal through the 2004-05 season.

Arsenal, coached by Arsene Wenger, had been Premier League Invincibles the earlier season, however Sir Alex Ferguson’s United snapped their 49-game unbeaten league streak in an ill-tempered victory at Previous Trafford.

Ruud van Nistelrooy gave the house facet the lead from the penalty spot, after Rooney went down contained in the field underneath the problem of Arsenal centre-back Campbell.

Rooney, who had joined United from Everton earlier that summer season, then sealed the victory within the 93rd minute – on his nineteenth birthday.

After the sport, a slice of pizza was thrown at Ferguson by then 17-year-old Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas – a chaotic second that will go on to be dubbed because the ‘Pizzagate’.

“It was a giant recreation for Arsenal. If they’d gained it, it was 50 video games unbeaten for them,” stated Rooney, talking on his new BBC podcast The Wayne Rooney Present.

“We beat them 2-0 and Campbell didn’t communicate to me for over six months.

“We met up [during international duty] and Sol will not communicate to me. Typically, I used to be with Sol and I might say to him: ‘Come on man, we’re taking part in for England right here’.

“However he would not communicate to me as a result of he felt I dived. He left his leg out and I feel there was a small contact.”