Jose: striker will stay at Man U

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has dismissed media reports that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney might leave his club after falling out with his boss Alex Ferguson.

The reports have prompted speculation that the England international would be a target for Mourinho's Real Madrid, but the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss played down the situation.

"I don't think he will (leave). I think the big man (Ferguson) will persuade him to stay," Mourinho told reporters after Monday's Champions League news conference ahead of the visit of AC Milan.