Bristol City's Josh Brownhill wrote a poem to his idol Wayne Rooney when he was 11 (and it's great)

Brownhill, who was born in Warrington, was an academy player at Manchester United until 2012.

And while he got to rub shoulders with Rooney during his time in the club's youth setup, the 22-year-old had previously confessed his admiration for the former United striker in a poem when he was just 11 years old.

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