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Wayne Rooney performed a shock u-turn Friday by signing a new five-year contract with Manchester United just days after appearing to be on his way out of Old Trafford.

Rooney had rocked United on Wednesday by revealing that he wanted to leave the Premier League club because they no longer had enough ambition to compete for major honours.

However United reopened talks with Rooney's agent and announced on Friday that the player had made an astonishing u-turn and opted to commit his long-term future to the club.

A statement on the club's website said: "Wayne Rooney has agreed a new five-year contract to stay at Manchester United until at least June 2015.

"The agreement follows intensive discussions between the Club and the player's representatives and means that by the end of his contract Wayne will have been a Manchester United player for 11 years."

I just love this

rooney or no rooney man utd can do just fine, we play as a team period

Rooney who? I hate sports bar's with a passion. i only watch africa cup of nation and world cup.

Doesn't it make you wonder why he changed his mind? I am thrilled that he changed his mind and signed a 5 year contract, but I often wonder, why he decided to stay instead of leave. The team will be that much better with him on it, that is for sure.

Rooney needed more money and he got it.

run rooney run!

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