Manchester United recently had a new entrant into the top goal scorers list after striker Wayne Rooney managed to score his 200th goal for the club in the 4-2 win over Bayern Leverkusen.

The German club were the visitors to Old Trafford in the first match of the Champions league group stages. United were coming into the match on the back of a poor run of form, which has seen them win only one match in the last four. Hence, there was pressure on manager David Moyes to get three points from his first Champions League group match incharge.

Rooney helped him achieve exactly that by managing to score 2 goals, which also saw him move into the elite club at Manchester United. He has now scored 200 goals for the club, which is an achievement only a handful of players can boast. He is also very close to the record held by Sir Bobby Charlton, who has 249 goals to his name. Moyes has backed the 27-year-old to break this record as well in the near future. Rooney came very close to living United in the summer after interest from Chelsea.

Mourinho also hinted that Rooney wanted to leave United because he was not happy at the club.

“The reception I got when I was substituted was amazing and meant a lot so I want to thank the fans for that. The Manchester United fans have been brilliant since the start of the season, their support home and away is always top drawer and means a lot to the team. The best way to repay the fans is with good team performances. I’m happy to be in a position where I get the opportunity to score goals – and long may that continue,” said Rooney after the Bayern Leverkusen match.

Former Manchester United fitness coach has said that he always knew that England star Wayne Rooney will never be as good as Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo due to the differences in dedication they had towards spending time in the gym.

Ronaldo managed to become one of the best players in the world after arriving at Old Trafford in 2003. He left the club in 2009 for a world record transfer fee of £ 80 million and former United fitness coach Mick Clegg is not surprised. He has revealed that Rooney is one of the players who absolutely hates being in the gym, while Ronaldo is the total opposite.

It can be seen from their different body styles. Wayne Rooney is not only shorter than Ronaldo, but he is also not in the best of shape as well. Portuguese star Ronaldo has one of the fittest bodies amongst any footballer in the world. This is because of the time he spends in the gym working as per the instructions from the fitness coach. Clegg has also revealed that Ronaldo may even go one step further in order to stay in the perfect shape. Ronaldo has gone on from strength to strength since moving to Old Trafford, while Rooney has been on a decline in recent years.

“Wayne didn’t see the importance of the gym really. He’d say, ‘I’m here to play football’. I always wish I could have pushed Wayne that bit further. Wayne was always a big lad and was afraid of bulking up if he spent too much time in the gym. That’s what set Cristiano Ronaldo apart. He would do whatever training I prescribed and more. He lived and breathed football 24/7 and his dedication was phenomenal,” said Clegg. Rooney has been linked with a £ 30 million move to the likes of Barcelona and PSG.

Former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has a reputation for scoring a lot of goals despite being a midfielder. However, the Australian has struggled to replicate his form at the MLS club New York Red Bulls since joining the club in the £ 1 million transfer more than a year ago. He has managed to score just one goal in 15 appearances for the team, which has led to media criticism that the player should not have been part of the designated player rule.

As a result of being a designated player, Tim Cahill is blocking the arrival of stars like Thierry Henry, who is the other designated player within the squad. However, Cahill has said that he does not believe that his play does not need a goal, and it is only the media and the fans who are looking for it. He has said that he has been enjoying the status of being a regular goalscorer at various clubs in the past, but it is not the same with New York Red Bull. He has said that he would rather be a part of the team rather than an individual who scores goals.

Cahill will have the opportunity to improve his goalscoring record when his team take on San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday.
“I don’t think I need a goal. I think who needs the goals are probably [fans and media]. I need to play. It’s only been one game in the season. Last year was a different [story]. … I think in this league the focus on DPs and these players from Europe is so much because of the money and so many circumstances. But I’ve enjoyed a career in being in highlights and being at the top of my game as a goalscorer and whatever, but with the Red Bulls it’s not about me, it’s not about the individuals,” said Cahill.

Despite being one of the prolific goal scorers in front of goal, the Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has not been able to convert penalties in the most convincing fashion in recent months.

Recently, he missed his 10th penalty of the Manchester United career, which led to criticism from the fans and media. However, the winger Ryan Giggs has come to the defence of the player by saying that he is confident that Rooney will start scoring penalties once again and will not be afraid to take the penalty if a chance is presented.

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His latest miss in the match against West Ham United could have cost the team dearly, but as it is, they have secured their passage into the fourth round of the FA Cup. After the match, Giggs failed to criticise Rooney by saying that the former Everton striker will definitely score the next penalty he gets. He has also said that players go through a patch when they find it difficult to score goals even when it is coming in the form of penalties. He has recalled the time when players like Ruud van Nistelrooy missing several penalties during his Manchester United career.

“Players sometimes go through these types of spells. Ruud van Nistelrooy missing three on the trot. Not many people remember that but I certainly do. The fourth one he stepped up, buried it and probably didn’t miss one again. Wayne is our penalty taker. He will be disappointed because he is a goalscorer who wants to score goals. But I am sure if we get another, he will take it,” said the winger. United will be playing against Fulham at Old Trafford in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with the match against Real Madrid looming.

The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is set to miss two more weeks of football after the manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that his return has been delayed. The 27-year-old has not played for United since the 1-1 draw with Swansea a few weeks ago. He had one of his poor performances for the club in this match.

Ferguson said that he expected the striker to bounce back after this poor performance in the match against Newcastle, but the knee problem means that he is unlikely to available for the next two weeks as well. This would effectively mean that Rooney will miss up to a month of football.

This adds to the pressure on the striker, who has already been criticised for the lack of contribution at the same level as Robin van Persie. Ferguson has had a lot of problems when it comes to his defenders suffering from injuries, but this is really the first time he has had to deal with a first-team regular in the striker department suffering from an injury. Still, Ferguson has many weapons at his disposal in the form of Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck, and Robin van Persie to cope with the absence of Rooney. United managed to take the FA cup third-round into a replay courtesy of a last-minute goal from van Persie.

“Wayne Rooney is still injured. We’re surprised it’s longer than we thought. We expected him back training but he’s not. It’s nothing serious but if looks as if he’ll out for another two weeks or so. He won’t be fit for that I don’t think. It’s nothing serious, he just got clipped behind the knee, and we sent him for a scan but nothing really shows on the scan and he’s still feeling it. Hopefully two weeks will sort it but it’s a loss,” said Ferguson.

Sam Allardyce will be taking his West Ham United team to White Hart Lane looking to continue the good run of form that his team has been experiencing since the return to the Premier league this season. West Ham United were promoted to the Premier league through the play-offs.

Due to the fact that they retained most of the playing staff from the relegation season, they have been able to complete the transition smoothly. There are currently in the seventh place ahead of the arch rivals Tottenham, who will be their opponents this weekend. Tottenham come into the match on the back of a poor run of form, which has seen them have just two victories in the last eight matches.

Tottenham have conceded a lot of goals in the recent London derby matches, and Andre Villas-Boas will be keen to make his side extremely tough to beat defensively. They will be coming up against a West Ham team that will be high on confidence following the win over Newcastle last week.

Emmanuel Adebayor will not be available for this match, as he is currently serving a suspension for the red card against Arsenal. One of the main reasons for the poor form of Tottenham has been the absence of the summer signing Mousa Dembélé, but he was involved in the Europa league match and the chances of him playing against West Ham are quite high.

Amongst the bookies, Tottenham are 8/11 to win the match mainly because of the strong home performance. However, the best bet of the match might come in the form of West Ham United, who are rated 9/1 to win the match. There are also a few bookies currently providing odds of 14/5 for a draw between the two teams on Sunday evening.

Aston Villa recently managed a stunning 4-2 win over Manchester city in the capital one cup. This was one of the best victories for the new manager Paul Lambert after taking over from Alex McLeish in the summer.

This was a very difficult match because they were facing the Premier league champions at their home. However, Aston Villa managed a fighting comeback in the match to comfortably win the match in the end after it went into extra time. Aston Villa were coming into the match on the back of a defeat against the newly promoted Southampton in the Premier league.

He has said that the manager Paul Lambert was extremely conscious that Aston Villa should avoid another defeat, which would have seriously dented the confidence of the team. Despite not having the best of starts in the Premier league, Aston Villa find themselves closer to the top half of the table. The midfielder Fabian Delph, from whom the manager Paul Lambert expects a lot in this season, has said that the manager gave a great speech in the half-time interval during the Manchester city match that helped the team find that little bit extra in the second half.

“The manager gave a nice speech before the game and as far as we were concerned we weren’t there to give them respect. We were there to get the win and if it ended up with us having to fight with them and play a few tricks and to twist up the game a bit, we were willing to do that. We wanted the win and we were confident we could win the game. We are hungry to do well for the club, for the chairman, for the fans and for the gaffer, especially after the defeat to Southampton. It was important to bounce back,” said Fabian Delph.

The Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill has said that the reports linking Wayne Rooney with a move away from the club are extremely untrue. The 26-year-old England striker has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford following the arrival of the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.

Despite scoring 35 goals in all competitions last season, Wayne Rooney has been extremely out of shape in the first two matches of the season. As a result, the Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson decided to drop him from the match against Fulham. Robin van Persie scored on his home debut for Manchester United in the 3-2 win over Fulham.

Wayne Rooney was only a substitute in the match, but he suffered a major thigh injury that will keep him out of the next two months action for Manchester United. Due to the fact that he has been playing 10 years at the top level, there have been many suspecting that Wayne Rooney has lost the appetite for playing at the top level. This has led to rumours suggesting that Manchester United will be willing to cash in on the striker, who has three years left on his deal, for around £ 40 million.

“Wayne is definitely not for sale and I can categorically say there has been no discussion within the club or with his agent. He is in a long-term contract with us and is very integral to our team. Wayne’s a great player who has got a bad injury – but he will come back. He didn’t start on Saturday for various reasons. Alex Ferguson picks the best team to win the game and that’s it,” Gill told the Sun in response to the speculation surrounding the future of the 26-year-old star striker Wayne Rooney.

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After playing ten years in the Premier League Wayne Rooney, the Manchester United Striker, is asserting his desire to remain with the club for another ten years. Rooney has played with Manchester United since 2004 since he moved from Everton.

Rooney’s declaration comes as a surprise to some after Rooney made a transfer request two years previously, and more recently many have wondered about Rooney’s future with the club after speculation was sparked when Manchester United signed Robin van Persie.

With attractive odds with companies like Coral you could make a pretty penny off this piece of speculation. Though when Rooney was asked what this could mean for his career he insisted he didn’t read anything into the move. He felt that if the club management had something to tell then they would be direct regarding their motives.

Rooney has chalked up his previous transfer request to a mistake insisting he wishes to stay as long as possible with Manchester, and formally acknowledged this mistake to the United’s Chief Executive, David Gil and the manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Recently, Rooney has been a popular interviewee with the recent release of his autobiography. In his book, My Decade in the Premier League, Rooney chronicles the maturity he has gained over the years playing for Manchester United. Once pegged as a hot headed player for his forays in the papers Rooney now believes his maturity has helped him learn to keep a level head on the field.

He states this maturity was learned the hard way by experiencing a ban last year, and notes the new responsibility of fatherhood has helped him perform as a better player on the field. Currently Rooney is out of action due to an injury sustained a few weeks ago; with a serious gash on his leg Rooney is expected to be on the bench for a month although I’m sure you could bet on it at the bookies.

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The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said that the arrival of the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie to Old Trafford will make an immediate impact on the goal scoring prowess of the club.

Manchester United are known to be one of the most exciting clubs in the Premier league due to the number of goals they score regularly in the Premier league. This is largely due to the presence of the 26 year old striker Wayne Rooney, who will now be partnered by the Dutchman Robin van Persie. The former Arsenal striker scored more than 40 goals in all competitions for both club and country.

As a result, Manchester United had to cough up £ 24 million in order to secure the 29-year-old Dutchman. In addition to this, they will be giving the player parity with Wayne Rooney in terms of wages. It is estimated that the entire transfer will cost Manchester United around £ 70 million over the duration of the four-year contract. Despite this, Wayne Rooney reckons that it is money well spent because Robin van Persie is one of the quality players and will certainly add to the quality already present within the team.

“We are playing for Manchester United, so there is always expectation on us. Over the last two or three years I have been the one scoring the goals but that will not happen without the players to give you the assists. The only thing that will change is that we might be able to share the goals out a little bit more. It would be great for us to score more goals because effectively, that is what we lost the league on last season,” said Wayne Rooney after the announcement of the signing of Robin van Persie by the club. Manchester United kick off their campaign against Everton.