Wayne Rooney: Community service punishment is "refreshing and relaxing"
The former United Captain plans to keep in touch with the garden centre when he's completed his hours.
Former United captain Wayne Rooney says his community service in a garden centre, after he admitted drink driving, is "refreshing'' and "relaxing''.
He says he's been made to feel welcome and even plans to keep in touch when he completes his hours.
Rooney was ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work after admitting being nearly three times the legal limit while at the wheel of a woman's car.
The footballer, who was banned from driving for two years, said: "I knew straight away I had made a stupid mistake and I have to move on.
"It is not nice, obviously. I've got children and it's not nice for them to see that and I try and move on and learn from it which I feel I am doing.''
Rooney said he is about halfway through his community service, adding: "I've really enjoyed doing it. It's been working with adults with learning difficulties in a garden centre.
"Especially around this period, this Christmas period, going in and helping them with different things they're making over Christmas.''
He added: "Honestly I'm really enjoying it, working with these people, and I think it's a place now where I'll certainly keep in touch with when obviously my hours are over.
"Seeing what they do, obviously they need support in what they do, there are a lot of adults with learning difficulties who just need a little bit of help and a bit of guidance and someone there to help them.
"And I think the staff there are doing a fantastic job and when I go they make me feel really welcome.''
Asked if he gets any "stick'', Rooney said: "No, not at all. We actually don't even talk about football in there.
"It's a refreshing place to go and it's relaxing, you're working with people, doing different things which I wouldn't have done if I didn't go there, so it's been great going there.''
He added: "I'll keep in touch with them and try and help.''
The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to drink driving at Stockport Magistrates' Court in September following an incident in the early hours of 1st September.