10 May,2013 07:43 AM IST | | AFP
After Alex Ferguson announced his shock retirement as United manager, reports emerged that Rooney had informed the Scot of his desire to leave the club in an informal conversation two weeks ago.
However, United dismissed the idea, with a spokesman saying: "Wayne Rooney is not for sale." The story threatens to derail Rooney's reunion with his former manager at Everton, David Moyes, who is expected to be formally appointed as Ferguson's successor at Old Trafford.
The striker's position at United has fallen under scrutiny in recent weeks after he was left on the bench for a vital Champions League knockout game at home to Real Madrid. The 27-year-old previously issued a transfer request in 2010, only to change his mind and sign a new five-year contract.
Bittersweet reunion...
>> Wayne Rooney was handed his Everton debut by Moyes in 2002 and joined United two years later in a £27 million transfer that made him the world's most expensive teenage player.
>>u00a0In 2008, Moyes had sued the striker over libellous claims made in Rooney's book My Story So Far where the coach was called overbearing and controlling.u00a0
