Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed the possibility of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney leaving Old Trafford and believes that the Premier League club has the power to keep the player.

Rooney has been the subject of intense speculation in recent days after appearing to have fallen out with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, culminating in the striker contradicting the Scot publicly last week over the issue of his supposed ankle injury.

Ferguson had insisted that he had not played Rooney in recent game due to an ankle injury but the former Everton starlet claimed last week that he has no such problems and had been training fully fit all season.

Rooney is now reportedly keen on a move to Manchester City as the speculation surrounding his future reaches fever pitch.

Despite the media spotlight on the striker’s situation, Wenger is convinced that Rooney will remain at Old Trafford because it is “his club”.

“Rooney is a great player. I am convinced he will stay at Manchester United because it is his club,” Wenger said.

“They have the power to keep him. When you give a great player a rest, you have a story. Rooney is Rooney. He will stay where he is.”