Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admits he's fed-up with people questioning his temperament during games.

Rooney told the Sunday Mirror: "People forget that I am still quite young. I have been put under the spotlight ever since I broke into the Everton first team at 16.

"Even then there was a tendency to try to find fault with my temperament rather than concentrate on what I was bringing to the game.

"That's sad, but I suppose it is part of football. It doesn't matter if you are only 16 or 18 and still learning about life, as soon as you become a Premier League footballer you are immediately under the spotlight.

"Sometimes it doesn't work out. There are occasions when you do make mistakes and you do step out of line, but you learn from these experiences and you eventually learn how to deal with the criticism."

He added: "I get the feeling sometimes that people just look for the negatives with me.

"When I was 18 I couldn't understand why people wanted to highlight my faults.

"It used to get to me, but I have just learned to deal with it.

"All I've ever wanted to do was play football, win games and win major trophies.

"Winning the Club World Cup has made it the perfect end to a perfect year, but I want more.

"We all do."