Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has revealed he would love to remain at Old Trafford for the remainder of his playing days.

The 24-year old has rejected calls from his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to join Real Madrid, saying he would rather stay in Manchester and try and emulate the feats of veteran winger Ryan Giggs.

"The way Giggsy's life is, you've got to have respect for the way he handles himself," said Rooney.

"You look at the things he done, the things he's won and for me he's the perfect role model.

"I hope I can reach 800-odd appearances for United. The number of games Giggsy's played is unbelieveable and if I can get anywhere near that I'd be delighted.

"I've always said that I'd like to end my career here and if I could emulate what Giggsy has done at this club then it would be an amazing achievement."