Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes Liverpool are genuine title contenders this season.

"Liverpool are genuine title contenders," he told MUTV. "They are a few points clear now as well, although if a team was going to win that [Chelsea] game we would have preferred it to be Liverpool.

"To score 100 goals in club football would be nice but it doesn't really bother me.

"Winning is the most important thing. I will look back when I have finished my career but I am only young. I want to score more than 100 and keep scoring, so it is no big deal."