Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has denied that he has fallen out with England strike partner Michael Owen.
Rooney has hit both the front and back pages over the past few days, as in Sunday's tabloids there was talk of the 20-year-old amassing gambling debts in the region of £700,000.
Such headlines did not though affect Rooney on Sunday afternoon after he produced a sublime performance against Arsenal, scoring the first goal and laying on the second in a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Reports had suggested that Rooney was angry with Owen, a well known gambler, for introducing him to the past-time but this has now been dismissed.
A spokesman for Rooney and his management company Proactive Sports Management has issued a statement to refute any such suggestions of a rift.
"Any suggestion of a rift or a dispute between Wayne and Michael are completely without foundation as far as Wayne is concerned," he said.
"Wayne and Michael remain the best of pals."
Rooney has hit both the front and back pages over the past few days, as in Sunday's tabloids there was talk of the 20-year-old amassing gambling debts in the region of £700,000.
Such headlines did not though affect Rooney on Sunday afternoon after he produced a sublime performance against Arsenal, scoring the first goal and laying on the second in a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Reports had suggested that Rooney was angry with Owen, a well known gambler, for introducing him to the past-time but this has now been dismissed.
A spokesman for Rooney and his management company Proactive Sports Management has issued a statement to refute any such suggestions of a rift.
"Any suggestion of a rift or a dispute between Wayne and Michael are completely without foundation as far as Wayne is concerned," he said.
"Wayne and Michael remain the best of pals."
