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Rooney tells ITV: I'm going nowhere, don't believe the hype

The Manchester United striker scored a brace against City in this afternoon’s FA Cup clash at the Etihad Stadium.

WAYNE ROONEY SAYS that he has no intention of leaving Manchester United, following the two goals he scored in Sunday’s thrilling 3-2 FA Cup Third Round win over Manchester City.

The England forward has, once again, been linked with a move to City after being dropped for the recent league defeat to Blackburn for a lapse in discipline.

He was poor in the subsequent 3-0 loss to Newcastle but scored a brace against City, including one excellent header inside the opening five minutes.

Asked if he had a point to prove against City, Rooney told ITV: “No, not at all. Everything that has been in the press of late is a load of nonsense really.

“There is no problem for me at this club, I want to be at this club for a long time.”

Rooney says that he and his United team-mates were shocked to see Paul Scholes in the dressing room prior to the game, having been persuaded to come out of retirement.

“It was a bit of a shock to be honest, we didn’t know until we were in the dressing room, but he’s a great player,” he said.

On the game, Rooney said: “We knew it was going to be difficult today, going 3-0 up we maybe took our foot off the gas a bit.

“City got two goals and we had to make sure we saw the game out and thankfully we managed to do that.”

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