Fergie hits out at ‘difficult’ agents

ALEX FERGUSON launched a thinly veiled attack on the role of football agents after finally ending his long wait for a Premier League away win this season yesterday.

Ferguson achieved another masterstroke by convincing Wayne Rooney to sign a five-year deal at Old Trafford, just days after admitting the England striker had revealed he wanted to leave because the club did not match his ambitions.

But Rooney and his agent Paul Stretford received criticism for their tactics in speeding up negotiations over a new improved contract.