Wayne Rooney reveals he would have played for Ireland if Mick McCarthy had offered senior call-up

Rooney was unhappy to only get selected for the Ireland U21s. 

England striker Wayne Rooney (R) controls the ball as Republic of Ireland's Marc Wilson  closes in during a friendly at Aviva Stadium in  2015 Pic: PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images

Wayne Rooney says he would have played for Ireland had Mick McCarthy called him up for the senior team rather than the U21s.

An Everton player at the time, Rooney told the Stick to Football podcast that he spoke to Ireland international Lee Carsley about representing the country of his paternal grandparents.