Everton manager David Moyes has rubbished speculation linking midfielder Jack Rodwell with a move away from the Club.

Newspaper reports in the past week had suggested Manchester United were on the trail of the England Under-21 star, with one tabloid even claiming a deal had already been struck.

But a vehement Moyes insisted there had been no contact from Old Trafford, the Everton manager labelling the claim an ‘untruth’.

“I don’t know where all the talk has come from that something has been done with Man United,” he said.

“We have a great working relationship with Manchester United. David Gill knows the chairman well and I know Sir Alex Ferguson well.

“I can tell you that anyone who is writing that in the paper is writing untruths. Whoever wrote that should come and see me.

“I speak in a straightforward manner with journalists and whoever wrote that should come and tell me that is the case. If anybody wants to disprove me then they should do so.

Moyes added: “They should stop telling people the wrong things in the media – whether that is on the radio or in the newspapers.

“Nothing has happened and there has been no contact.”