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Wayne Rooney has denied ever handing in a transfer request at Manchester United.

The 29-year-old wanted to leave Old Trafford in 2010 and 2013 but says he never made his desire to depart official.

Five years ago he claimed he wouldn't sign a new contract because he had doubts about United's ability to attract world class players to the club.

He quickly penned a new deal but the same situation arose in 2013, with Chelsea having two bids for the England striker turned down, before, once again, Rooney extended his contract with the club.

Despite publicly saying he wanted to leave on at least one occasion (in 2010), he refutes the claim that he handed in an official request.

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"I said [to Sir Alex Ferguson] if you're not going to play me it might be better if I moved on," Rooney reveals in an upcoming BBC documentary, Wayne Rooney - The Man Behind The Goals.

"But I never put in a transfer request. I don't know why it came out that way."

Rooney scored his first Premier League goal of the season against Sunderland at the weekend, drawing level with United legend Denis Law on 171 league goals for the club.

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