Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is delighted to be now playing in his favoured position.

Rooney is on track to break the 30-goal barrier this season.

"My favourite position is playing forward," he told manutd.com. "I've been used out wide or in midfield now and again in the past, but as a forward I feel I can influence the game a lot more. Thankfully the manager has played me there all season.

"I've started scoring more goals inside the six-yard box, which I've not really done a lot in previous years," he says. "I've been working on trying to improve my movement in the box and creating space to get my shot off. It's all starting to pay off.

"We do shooting practice with the team, but then after the session I'll go and work on things myself.

"Sometimes people don't realise how hard it is to practice every day. It's hard to constantly put the work in to improve your game. But if you want to get the rewards from it, you have to do it. The best players always practice to get better. That's what I've done since as far back as I can remember. I've played football every day for most of my life. It's something I really enjoy doing."