Manchester United manager
David Moyes says that he knows of no immediate plans to reward Wayne Rooney's fine form with the offer of a new contract.
Rooney scored a brace as United twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday -- his ninth and 10th goals in all competitions this season. The England striker was reportedly on
the verge of leaving Old Trafford during the close season but has since rediscovered his best form to keep United within touching distance of most of the early-season pace-setters. The 28-year-old's current contract is due to expire at the end of next season
but Moyes says there is no pressing
need to tie him to a new deal.
Asked when the club might look to opendiscussions with Rooney over his contract situation, Moyes replied: "I don't really know.
"I think we're fine, we're just moving on from the summer. It'll get done in good course and the appropriate people will talk when the time's right."
A groin injury to Robin van Persie has obliged Moyes to recalibrate his attack in United's last three games. Rooney played alongside Javier Hernandez in last weekend's 2-2 draw at Cardiff City but he was fielded as a lone striker in both the 5-0 Champions League win at Bayer Leverkusen in mid- week and the draw at White Hart Lane.
Moyes was not able to offer an update on Van Persie's condition after the game at Spurs, meaning that Rooney could be asked to lead the line alone again when his former club Everton visit United on
Wednesday. The defending champions also have concerns in central midfield. With Michael Carrick injured and Ryan Giggs rested, Tom Cleverley was paired
with Phil Jones against Spurs, but they struggled to give United a foothold in the game.
Moyes conceded that United had lacked control in that area of the pitch but he stood by the players he had selected.
"Recently the performances of Ryan
Giggs and Michael Carrick (were
important), so we were aware of that today (Sunday)," he said.
"We knew that could be somewhere
where we (could have problems). But we've got two England internationals and they're both fine young players. One's 21 and the other's about 24 now, so they're both good players."
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