Absolutely. His ability to score so frequently, even when playing poorly, is his one big selling point. He should play upfront because he almost guarantees goals.
He's just not good enough to play in midfield.
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Absolutely. His ability to score so frequently, even when playing poorly, is his one big selling point. He should play upfront because he almost guarantees goals.
He's just not good enough to play in midfield.
He offers goals on average performances, win-win
I think Rooney is especially better than RVP and Falcao at reading what his teammates are doing and adapting his runs/positioning. Saw it yesterday with the 2nd goal. If RVP doesn't get the ball where and when he wants, he's rarely on hand to clean up for others. Falcao showing similar though I think his problem is more physical - doesn't have the burst to do the holdup job and then run back into the box - and lack of familiarity with our creative players.
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Fantastic perseverance for the goal!
Thank you Sir!
That was great pressing for the goal, fair play to him.
Thought he played well all game. Looked sharp, received the ball well, laid it off well, and had a perfectly legitimate goal wrongly disallowed. Then some typical Rooney perseverance helping to create the winning goal.
The one blot on his copy book was missing that dinked chance early on, but he kind of made up for it. And i'm not sure we'd have seen RvP or Falcao pressing that hard in the 88th minute.
The one blot on his copy book was missing that dinked chance early on, but he kind of made up for it. And i'm not sure we'd have seen RvP or Falcao pressing that hard in the 88th minute.
Good pressing for the goal. He had a decent enough game overall, and looks better up there football wise than RVP or Falcao do, but he should've buried his earlier sitter.
I was split between Rooney and de Gea for the MOTM vote. Went for Rooney as I feel he contributed to the win throughout the game a little more than de Gea was given the opportunity to.
Great relentless chasing which led to the goal, but I thought he played as well as could be expected up top given the overall performance.
Great relentless chasing which led to the goal, but I thought he played as well as could be expected up top given the overall performance.
I thought he did everything he could with poor service for the most part again. One of his better performances this season I'd say.
Like RvP and Falcao, he was fairly starved of chances today. However, unlike RvP and Falcao, he chased things down, showed strength and pace even in the dying embers of a game and made something happen.
Worked hard, and was wrongly flagged offside in dangerous positions twice. Created the goal from pressing hard. Good header in the 2nd half from a cross which had now pace on it. Got it low and forced a good save. Kept the ball well and held it up. Good game for him.
Looked sharp. Still room for improvement, but I thought he kept their defence on their toes all night.
Our best number 9. Still prefer him playing behind a decent number 9
Looking more and more like a captain.
We scored cos Rooney went chasing a lost cause deep in the game. That's more than enough for me. Led the line well and was very unlucky not to have scored his header thanks to Krul's heroics. There is no argument for switching his position again right now. Play him up top.
Never give up, never surrender.
Fantastic pressing for the goal.
Great determination for the goal. Scored a legitimate goal as well, shite ref ruled it off. Should have scored in the first half though, probably twice. Clearly our best striker though, by a distance.
Anyone see him running back after Herrera was tackled and Cisse put it wide? Absolutely phenomenal work.
Please someone GIF it @Olly ?
Please someone GIF it @Olly ?
He had one laid on a plate for him that he squandered, and another that he should've arguably done better with, but agree that his overall game is much better for us up front than RVP or Falcao.
Yes, good pressing for the goal, but quite average overall.
Loved his performance, tireless work across the front line, good hold-up and link play, drove the channels, had a couple of runs with the ball, made good runs off it, just a joy after months of Jurassic Park 1 & 2 up top. My MOTM.
Should have scored a long time ago but good to see him making runs and once a ball finds his foot or he isn't offside.... I can only dream
He wasn't great but his desire to get to the ball won us that game. That's why I'll always pick him.
He got us out of jail tonight! He should have scored earlier, but can't really criticise when he saves our arses like that.
Very good performance, unlucky with the offside call.
You really do miss seeing him expend his energy in the forward areas. Our goal tonight came about because he hustled Krul into making that mistake. He's our best striker not just in the intelligence of his movement but the pressure he can put on opposition defences.
He did score earlier. 
As for that huge chance in first half, those 4-5 Newcastle players simultaneously raising their hands calling for offside must have confused him a bit.
As for that huge chance in first half, those 4-5 Newcastle players simultaneously raising their hands calling for offside must have confused him a bit.
Showed a determination today that was befitting of the shirt.
Difficult first half but hats off to him for the spirit and fight he showed to keep that ball alive at the end of a tiring evening where many players would have lost their head along the way.
I don't praise Wayne Rooney very often but that had every element of the qualities to be a brilliant captain for Manchester United. Well done to him.
I don't praise Wayne Rooney very often but that had every element of the qualities to be a brilliant captain for Manchester United. Well done to him.
Unlike RVP and Falcao he held the ball up well and made things happen also made runs behind the defense, he needs to play upfront every game and not waste him in midfield.
Better than falcao or rvp
Can't help but be really impressed by his work for the goal - that's the Rooney I love in a United shirt.
decent performance from Rooney, didn't receive too many passes in the box but he never gave up. The lack of creativity is evident and when you see Rooney dropping back to receive the ball it's a definitely a worrying sign
Feckin linesman, that was a very nice goal.
He missed 2 sitters.
I'm pretty sure Ashley Young scored the winner. I'd personally be thanking Tim Krul for that one. Worst goal kick of the season.
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