Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is in the middle of claims of an alleged attack on a VIP van.

The Sunday Mirror reports Rooney was at the centre of an extraordinary riddle last night amid claims he punched a VIP minibus in anger when the driver was late picking him up from a night out.

The football star, who is serving a three-match ban for kicking out during an England game, insists nothing happened and the allegations are "malicious and untrue".

The Manchester United striker, his wife and a group of their friends, had been out last Sunday night to watch singer Rihanna perform just 48 hours after his red card shame.

When the party left the ­Manchester Evening News Arena, they expected to find a chauffeur-driven minibus waiting for them.

However the driver was late ­picking them up to take them home and Rooney, according to a source, became agitated.

"Coleen was relaxed and quite smiley and friendly, but something had got to Wayne and he was ­angry.

"He punched the vehicle with his fist twice, damaging a headlight, the front grille and the bonnet," said the source.

"Coleen seemed frustrated with him for getting angry at the end of a lovely evening out. She's a lovely lass."

Our source added: "The driver's very unhappy about this."

But the claims were furiously denied last night - with Rooney's management making efforts to ­investigate them and prove them false.

His spokesman ­completely denied any incident had taken place - and insisted Rooney, despite having a reputation as a bruiser, would never behave in such a manner.

He said: "This story is ­malicious and untrue in every detail.

"There was no row and Wayne neither hit nor did any damage at all to the minibus."