The Football Association has contacted Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, after he declared he once wore harmful longer studs in a game against Chelsea in order to hurt the opposition gamer, Sky Sports reports.

Rooney had actually stated he needed to use dangerous (however legal) longer studs for Man United’s Premier League title clash with Chelsea in 2006 so that he could ‘harm’ a Blues gamer.

Man United would have stopped Chelsea from lifting the trophy had they won the match, which would have likewise kept their title hopes alive as they were 9 points behind the Blues with three matches to go.

United’s opportunities of leapfrogging Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side then were slim and Rooney yielded that he ‘couldn’t take’ the idea of watching his rivals clinch the Premier League title at Stamford Bridge.

The former England captain decided to alter his typical studs for longer ones in order to cause more damage on a Chelsea star.

During the match, Rooney made a studs-first obstacle on Chelsea captain, John Terry, who left the stadium on crutches in the aftermath.

Eventually, though, Rooney’s plan didn’t work as Chelsea protected the title by winning 3-0, and the former striker himself was stretchered off with an injury prior to full-time, which badly hindered his preparations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Now, Rooney could be facing a backdated disciplinary intervention from the FA, after the English football body called him in order to ask for information about his comments.

There is a precedent for players being punished after admitting to deliberately injuring an opponent.

Recall that Man United legend, Roy Keane, was fined ₤ 150,000 in 2002 after he revealed in his autobiography that he had actually intentionally made an awful tackle on Manchester City’s Alf Inge Haaland.

Rooney is currently the supervisor of Derby County.