Manchester United top striker Wayne Rooney thinks that Dimitar Berbatov's transfer to "Old Trafford" will make him a better player.

Rooney confessed that his place in the main team is not guaranteed and this motivates him to further develop himself.

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has injury concerns over striker Wayne Rooney.

Ferguson reported Rooney feeling pain in his ankle, an hour into his goalscoring performance in last night's Champions League win at Aalborg.

The striker quickly left the field, and Ferguson has already virtually written him out of Saturday's encounter with Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney has dismissed Liverpool's chances of challenging for the Premier League title.

The former Everton star has taunted Rafa Benitez's men by claiming they will struggle to finish in the top three.

Despite suffering defeat at Anfield with United earlier this month, Rooney feels Liverpool are still some way off challenging United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Wayne Rooney is backing Manchester United to bounce back from their disappointing start to the season.

The Red Devils have taken just five points from their opening four Premier League fixtures, while they were also held to a goalless draw in their UEFA Champions League opener against Villarreal.

England forward Wayne Rooney has revealed that Wednesday's World Cup qualifying win over Croatia eased the pain of their EURO 2008 humiliation. Rooney mauled Slaven Bilic's men in Zagreb, claiming an historic 4-1 victory that sees them sit top of Group Six.

SUPER fit Wayne Rooney is scoring FIVE times a night—but it’s NOT with new missus Coleen.

That’s because the England ace is hooked on playing Fifa 08 on his PlayStation!

So when he’s not honing his skills on the pitch, he’s online trying to improve his virtual footie ranking.

Wayne Rooney has declared that there is more to his game than just goals, and claims he should be judged by his end of season goal-tally, assist-record, and how he helps the team play.

Sir Alex has taken a 19-man squad to Monaco for Friday night’s Super Cup clash with Zenit St Petersburg.

The Reds left Manchester Airport on Thursday morning at 09:00 BST and will train at Stade de Louis II later in the day. Kick-off on Friday night is at 19:45 BST.

Wayne Rooney has been nominated for UEFA's European Player of the Year Award.

Last year's Champions League top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Chelsea's Frank Lampard will all be leading contenders for the award. Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Carles Puyol are also in contention.

There are also awards for goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward of the year.