Rooney said that He will stay at United for 10 more years

WAYNE ROONEY last night told Manchester United he will stay for as long as he is wanted at Old Trafford.

The England striker has had a difficult start to the season with question marks hanging over his working relationship with manager Alex Ferguson.

He is currently sidelined by a deep cut to his right thigh and faces a battle to regain his starting spot when he returns.

But Rooney, 26, says he would be happy to finish his career at United and is targeting another decade with the Red Devils.

The former Everton hero said: “Could I be here another 10 years? I hope so.

“As long as I’m wanted here then I will be a Manchester United player.

“Obviously I had that situation a couple of years ago but made it clear very quickly that I had made a mistake.

“As long as people want me to be a United player, then that is what I’ll be.

“Hopefully that will be for a long time.

“It’s a great club and, let’s be honest, where else can you go from this club? It’s the biggest team in the world.”

Rooney only needs to look around the United dressing room to see how he can extend his career with United for as long as possible.

He said: “You just look at Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and how successful they’ve been — they’re an example to us all.

“That’s the idea of the plan and hopefully that will be the case.”

Rooney’s terrible day against Fulham last month started with him being left on the bench — and then ended with him in hospital with stitches in his leg.

Although there were fears that he could be out for a long period after suffering a horror cut just above his right knee, Rooney could be back later THIS MONTH.

But with the arrival of Robin van Persie, Rooney accepts he will no longer be an automatic selection if Ferguson has all four of his strikers fit.

But he is ready for the battle with RVP, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez as United aim to win back the title from neighbours City.

He said: “You can’t assume you are going to play.

“But I’ve always worked very hard to make sure the manager has got to play me.

“I’ve had this injury setback but I am working hard in the gym to make sure that when I’m told it’s OK to return, then I’ll be back.

“Competition is great for us all. We’re all fighting to get into the team and score goals.

“It’s great for the manager and we all must make sure we give the manager the headache he wants in one way but doesn’t in another.”

With tension between Ferguson and Rooney, some fans were concerned there may be a repeat of October 2010 on the cards.

Back then, the striker sensationally asked to leave Old Trafford before withdrawing his request and signing a new deal.

He was also dropped from United’s squad for the New Year’s Day clash with Blackburn last season and fined £200,000 for going out for a Boxing Day meal with wife Coleen, joining team-mates Jonny Evans and Darron Gibson and their partners too.

Rooney hopes the goals he has scored since have gone some way to repairing his relationship with club, manager and fans.

He said: “It’s an episode I’m not proud of but it has helped me because it has given me great desire and hunger to be more successful at this club.

“I realised quite quickly and told them I had made a mistake and wanted to put it right and within 12 hours I had signed the new contract.

“They brought me back into the team and the club and, from then on, I knew I had to repay the faith they had shown me.

“I think since then I have scored a lot of goals for the club and the fans.

“I know they must have been disappointed with what happened — but they have been fantastic with me since.

“Just watching and working with someone like the boss, who has done it so many times and continues to do it, with that
desire and winning mentality, is incredible to be part of.”

Once Rooney is fit again he can set about trying to reclaim the Premier League crown from City — and erase the memory of that final-day title heartache last season.

The United star admits he is still haunted by the sight of Sergio Aguero scoring the decisive goal deep into stoppage-time against QPR at the Etihad.

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