Gary Neville reveals Wayne Rooney 'threw the odd punch' during Man United career

Manchester United and England legend Rooney will feature in an Amazon Prime documentary early next year.

The show will give a unique behind-the-scenes look at the current Derby manager's journey from where he grew up in Croxteth, Liverpool to his rise up into professional football and its challenges.

England international Neville talks about Rooney's aggressive streak during the documentary.

Neville said: "He played like he's a street kid.

"Of course, he threw the odd punch… but I never saw him throw a punch when they didn't deserve it."

Fighting was his way of life in his childhood while growing up in Merseyside after admitting that he 'wasn't the nicest kid'.

"I was brought up to fight… fight for everything. That will never leave me," Rooney recalls.

"I grew up in Croxteth. If you're from there, you don't think it's a violent place.

"But I've had full on arguments with my dad and he'd give me a slap.

"I wasn't the nicest kid. I had a lot of fights when I was younger."

His contemporaries remember his aggressive streak and there have been several occasions where it has come to haunt him during his career.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry remembered when Rooney bursted into the football scene with a nasty steak.

The Frenchman said: "You looked at him and you knew he wanted to destroy everything that was in front of him."

In his first international tournament at Euro 2004, Rooney lashed out at Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and received a red card - later that summer the pair would become teammates when Rooney made a £26million transfer move to Manchester United.

The 35-year-old was also famously knocked out while boxing with Phil Bardsley in his kitchen while there were numerous other off-field scandals he encountered in his career.

But he wants to leave a legacy and for people to remember 'who I am, not what I've done'.

"What people don't understand is, you're 17 years of age… there's going to be mistakes made," he claimed.

"People still look at me in a different way. But it's important that people remember me for who I am rather than what I've done.

"Football is, and will be, part of my life until the day I die… whether I like it or not."