Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is very happy to be staying at the club

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney says he is thrilled to have committed his long-term future to the Old Trafford club.

And the England man says he is confident good times are ahead for the reigning Premier League champions, despite a somewhat stuttering start to life under new manager David Moyes.

The 28-year-old's contract was due to expire at the end of next season but he has signed a four-year extension and will be with United until at least June 2019.

And Rooney told his own website: "Yes I'm very happy to have signed a new long-term contract with Manchester United.

"This is one of the biggest clubs in the world and to know that I will be playing here for the majority of my career is something that I'm looking forward to.

Rooney signs new United deal

"I'm happy that everything is now finalised and I can carry on concentrating on my football."

UEFA charge Manuel Pellegrini after Manchester City boss' criticism of referee

The Chilean had issued an apology for his verbal attack on Eriksson earlier on Friday but has failed to escape a disciplinary charge from European football's governing body.

A UEFA statement read: "Following an investigation by the UEFA disciplinary inspector, UEFA has today opened disciplinary proceedings against Manuel Luis Pellegrini concerning the press interviews given to media after the above-mentioned match," a UEFA statement said.

"The Manchester City FC head coach is charged for violation of the general principles of conduct (Art.11 of the 2013 UEFA disciplinary regulations).

"The case will be dealt with by the UEFA control and disciplinary body on Friday 28 February."

The Manchester City manager was furious with referee Eriksson following a series of decisions which he felt went against his side unfairly.

City defender Martin Demichelis was sent off and a penalty awarded to Barcelona following the Argentine's challenge on Lionel Messi.

Pellegrini apologises for comments

Speaking after the game, Pellegrini said: "I think in the whole match we didn't have a referee with impartiality to both teams.

"He decided the game. Important mistakes against a great team like Barcelona make it difficult to win."

Pellegrini had used his press conference ahead of Manchester City's Premier League game against Stoke to apologise for his remarks.

He said: "When you lose a match in the way we did against Barcelona, you are angry and perhaps I said something that I don't think, so I apologised for what I said.

"But I also want to clarify what I said because I didn't say any serious accusations to anyone - not to the referee, not to UEFA, not to anyone."