The Manchester United striker, who played in their 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad, was criticised by Ferguson in his memoirs published this week and was questioned immediately after the Champions League encounter by Sky Sports' Geoff Shreeves.
During the interview, Rooney, who turns 28 on Thursday, claimed Ferguson has corrected his version of events over his desire to quit United for Chelsea in the summer. But the striker's nervous twitching and scratching seemed to suggest he was itching to say more.
Ferguson, in his new autobiography, claims that Rooney asked to leave United on the day the club were presented with the Premier League trophy last season.
The United forward said: 'The new coaching staff have come in an given me a new lease of life. I'm really enjoying working with David Moyes.
'We're working to try and be successful as a team. We've got a lot of players hungry.
'Obviously he's (Ferguson) got his own opinion. I've not said nothing and thankfully he's come back and corrected the story that I put a transfer request in.
'He's come back and proved that I didn't, so I'm thankful for him for it.
'I haven't seen him since he retired so I'm happy under the new management and we're working to get results under David Moyes and his coaching staff.
'That's the main thing for me. The other stuff doesn't concern me.'
Moyes claimed Rooney is on the verge of something special at United after his summer move to join Jose Mourinho at Chelsea was blocked.
The United chief, who has taken seven points from his opening three Champions League group games at Old Trafford, backed him to become a great.
Moyes said: 'From day one I can only say that he trained really hard and I think in a way he's the New Wayne Rooney.
'He is capable of doing different things. I can't explain how hard he works and hopefully Manchester United will benefit and so will England.
'Moyes also revealed that Robin van Persie is expected to return to the United team for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke at Old Trafford.
Van Persie, who has a toe injury and a slight groin strain, missed the victory over Sociedad.
Moyes added: 'I hope he will be fit for the weekend. It's just caught up on him and I wanted to give him a breather.'
United were in control of the win for large spells and they should have improved on the own goal scored by Inigo Martinez after just 70 seconds.
Moyes added: 'We played well and we created opportunities. While it was 1-0 there was a bit of a feeling about Saturday against Southampton left inside me.
'We need to be more ruthless, the job is to score and get them in the net. We have to take more responsibility. We have to make the job a lot easier. Then we could relax and not play with the same anxiety because we have slipped up a couple of times this season.'
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