Showing posts with label Wayne Rooney winner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wayne Rooney winner. Show all posts
Manchester United #10 Wayne Rooney has been tipped to break the goals record of Sir Bobby Charlton (249) and Denis Law (237) by becoming United's all time leading goal scorer.
Wazza has scored 202 goals so far and Sir Bobby praised him saying, “I've spoken to Wayne and I've told him he's doing really, really well. Fantastically well. I'll lose no sleep over it at all if Wayne beats my record. It will be something else for the club to be proud of. And he can buy the drinks!”
Another United legend, Denis Law applauded Rooney's goalscoring abilities and also his attitude to win. He said, “One thing that Rooney’s always shown since he’s arrived at the club is that he’s not only a goalscorer, but a person who tries, no matter what the scoreline is. I wasn’t surprised to see Wayne reach 200 goals for United. I said years ago that as long as he stayed fit he would become the highest scorer and I have no doubt he'll break the record.”
Wazza has been in fine form this season. If he stays injury-free and wears the Red shirt for another two years, there is no doubt Rooney will become United's leading goal scorer.
Manchester United successfully defended their League Cup as they defeated Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley. Wayne Rooney scored his 28th goal of the season to seal the victory for United.
The 50th League Cup final started in the perfect manner for Aston Villa as they scored in the opening five minutes. Gabriel Agbonlahor was brought down in the box by Nemanja Vidic and referee Phil Dowd pointed to the spot. James Milner put Villa ahead after converting his spot kick. Vidic was really fortunate not to be sent off, heck he didn’t even get a yellow card for his tackle.
The lead couldn’t last too long as Man United were level after 13 minutes. Michael Owen scored the equalizer after Dimitar Berbatov had robbed Richard Dunne close to his own penalty area. Owen’s final was short lived, however, as he suffered a hamstring injury and was replaced by Rooney after 41 minutes.
In Carling Cup matches, Sir Alex Ferguson generally rests his star players. Wayne Rooney was put on bench but how could he not be a part of the Wembley showdown. He came and United were beginning to play their natural and attacking football. And 16 minutes from time, Rooney got on the end of Antonio Valencia's cross and sent a powerful header over goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
This victory ensured Manchester United successfully defended their Caring Cup trophy which they won last season by edging past Tottenham. Also, this victory gave Sir Alex Ferguson his 34th trophy for Manchester United and hopefully we can see some more being added in the coming days.
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