Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie has denied he wants to leave the Premier League champions and says he is happy and wants to stay longer at the club.

Van Persie has not had the best form under David Moyes and they were reports of clashes between the striker and the coach, with suggestions that he would leave at the end of the season.

But ahead of their clash with Liverpool at the weekend Van Persie insists he is happy.

“The truth is I’m very happy here at this club. I signed for four years and I’d be delighted to stay even longer, beyond the next two years I have left on my contract. This is how I feel, although it’s not what has been suggested in the media, Van Persie told the club’s official matchday programme United Review.

“I’ve been a professional footballer for 12 years now and there’s no doubt I’m learning new things and progressing with David Moyes.

“Like I said, talk about my performances or talk about a tackle that was too late. I don’t mind. But it goes too far when people start suggesting, amongst other things, that I have a bad understanding with the manager. That’s not true at all.