LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Manchester United's England striker Wayne Rooney will be offered a new contract before his deal ends in 2015, the club's manager Alex Ferguson was quoted as saying by British media on Sunday. "There is no issue with the contract. When it has to be renegotiated, it will be,' Ferguson said in The Mail on Sunday ahead of United's FA Cup quarter-final at home to Chelsea.

Wayne Rooney is staying at Manchester United, manager Alex Ferguson said Friday, scoffing at reports the striker was on his way out of Old Trafford. The question of Rooney's future came up again when he was left out of United's starting lineup for the Champions League match against Real Madrid on Tuesday which was seen as an indication that his days were numbered at Manchester. But Ferguson, speaking ahead of Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea, denied that was the case. "He will be here next year, you have my word on that," he said.

By Ed Osmond LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney will be desperate to vent his frustration on Chelsea in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final following his controversial omission from the Manchester United team to play Real Madrid this week. United manager Alex Ferguson overlooked Rooney in favour of Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck and, despite suffering a 2-1 defeat by the Spanish side that sent United out of the Champions League, the decision was tactically vindicated.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes it is too soon to talk of the Premier League trophy heading back to Old Trafford. United, who lost out on the final day of last season to cross-town rivals Manchester City, are currently nine points in front of the reigning champions and 16 clear of third-placed Chelsea. However, the fact that last season saw United blow an eight-point lead in the space of a mere four games to give City a huge boost, means Rooney is refusing to get carried away by the situation Alex Ferguson's men are in at the moment.