Ferguson vows to bring saga to an end

Manchester United 1 Bursaspor 0

Rooney’s controversial statement that he wants to quit Old Trafford because of concerns over the future strength of the squad has left Ferguson badly stung – and after his team beat Bursaspor 1-0 in the Champions League with a goal from Nani last night he was in no mood to take it lying down.

In the second explosive press conference in two days the United manager hinted at decisive action as he said: “I haven’t read all the statement. But David and I will have a meeting on Thursday at 10am and we’ll asses the whole situation. We don’t want this carrying on.