Wayne Rooney threatens legal action against The Mirror in furious Facebook post

"The matter is now with my lawyers so can't say anymore at this time."

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has taken to Facebook to let The Mirror know that he doesn't appreciate their accusations that he took Nike products from a display cabinet in a Wembley VIP corporate box.

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The article in The Mirror, which featured CCTV footage of Rooney handling various Nike products, claimed that Rooney "helped himself to a goodies haul", something that has been steadfastly denied by Nike, the FA and Rooney himself.

Read Rooney's response to the claims made the article below:

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