Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will still be a goal threat even if he is switched to a midfield role, according to Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.

United face Bournemouth on Sunday in their final league match of the season. Louis van Gaal's team are hoping that they can win while Manchester City lose against Swansea City, which would snatch an unlikely top-four finish for United.

Rooney, who has scored seven Premier League goals this season, has been deployed in a midfield role of late, with Marcus Rashford preferred by Van Gaal as United's main striker.

Howe told the Bournemouth Echo: "Whether I would have moved Wayne Rooney right back into a deeper midfield role, I don't know, but I can certainly see the logic behind it.