Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney is happy to hear people tipping him for this year's Player of the Year gongs.

AC Milan midfielder David Beckham backed Rooney for the Ballon d'Or last week.

The United star said: "It's nice when you get praise and I'm not going to lie, I would be ­delighted to get an award such as World Player of the Year.

"But for me the first thing is to work and do well for the team. I've always been a ­confident person and ­believe I can do things to help the team."