Rooney: we must sign Tevez

Wayne Rooney believes that on loan striker Carlos Tevez must stay at Manchester United if they are to be successful next season. Rooney and Tevez formed a formidable partnership which helped Man Utd to a league and European double.

"It is crucial to get him signed and I am sure that will happen," Rooney told the Manchester Evening News.

"Carlos loves playing football here, he's enjoying it, so I don't see why it will be a problem.

"I had no doubts that we could play together and from training with him when he first came you could immediately see the qualities he had. I couldn't wait to play with him.

"Towards the end of the season we didn't play together a lot, but when we did, we did really well.

"He's been brilliant. He's a battler, he works so hard and has scored 19 goals, which is brilliant."