I'd be dead if it wasn't for Coleen

WAYNE Rooney has claimed he would “be dead” if it wasn’t for wife Coleen.

- BY RECORD REPORTER

The Manchester United legend and dad of four said she realised he was “a bit out there” early in their relationship and helped keep him on the straight and narrow.

Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, he revealed: “Coleen is massive. It’s bad because we're two kids from Croxteth. We grew up together, obviously we started dating and got married, had kids.