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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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I know i know. Take it with a pinch of salt!
Brilliant today. So please he has now won that one trophy that eluded him.
Weren't great but he dug in and put in a real captain's performance.
Very sloppy at times in possession which will be punished against better sides with attacking purpose, but his run was what got us back into it and picked the team up, so MOTM for his Captain's role more so than his midfield role.
To gain some perspective:
Clearly MOTM today. Im warming to him in this role, gets better as the games go by compared to over the past couple of seasons when he was sporadically played there. Delighted for him.
I thought he was pretty poor overall, but he showed great character to drag us back into the game.
His powers have waned, but he was up for it today. Was good to see.
His powers have waned, but he was up for it today. Was good to see.
He was really good today. It was his desire that got us straight back into the match. Brilliant run.
He has been shit as a forward, but probably been our best CM overall this season.
If we are going to play him there next season then we need players that can complement him, and compensate for his weaknesses.
Captain's performance from him today, drove us forward when we needed a lift. Well done, probably due to his mutant powers though.
If we are going to play him there next season then we need players that can complement him, and compensate for his weaknesses.
Captain's performance from him today, drove us forward when we needed a lift. Well done, probably due to his mutant powers though.
I hope he goes on to lift the Euros this summer by playing his best football ever and then returning to Utd with that form, breaks Sir Bobby's record and signs a contract for lower wages
Carrick just said Wayne offered to share lifting the trophy.
Classy from Wayne
Classy from Wayne
Thought he was ok today and in true fan/Rooney fashion the odd thing he does well papers over the cracks.
Thats said, i whole heartedly agree with this, very classy from him and a thoroughly decent, professional thing to do.
Pretty hit and miss today I thought but the things he did well were very good. That run was probably one of the best things he's done in a couple years. Glad he stepped up when we needed it.
Passing wasn't great, some good passes and some bad ones but the run was great and saved the day. Showed good energy levels as well. Well done, Wayne.
I was proud of his performance today. He's trying to adjust to this position and we know his passing has a certain failure rate. But that never stopped him from attempting the range of short and long passes. He worked hard up and down the pitch and showed glimpses of his ability to drive us forward with the ball again. You can see how much he wanted to ensure that winners medal was his this time.
I don't understand how anyone can say we lack mobility with Rooney in midfield.
88% pass completion today. He was excellent.
He was brilliant today. He wanted that trophy more than anyone on that pitch. Worked his arse off.
I agree with all this.
There was a desire to his game today and the performance was good.
Captain fantastic today.Well done
Beastly performance. He really wanted it today didn't he?
fecking beast today. Dragged us back in the match with that brilliant run.
Wasn't the neatest of performances but personally one of my favourite from Rooney for a very long time.
Showed great drive for the equaliser and you could see he was hungry to get his hands on the trophy.
Still maintain that he is nowhere near good enough to be in the midfield of a top side. I'd be very surprised to see him line up in midfield under Mourinho, personally I see him being given a go in the number 10 position.
Thankfully we will have a manager who will not be so forgiving or accommodating for him should he put in sunday league level performances again next season.
I don't see him as a starter but could do a job as a squad player.
Showed great drive for the equaliser and you could see he was hungry to get his hands on the trophy.
Still maintain that he is nowhere near good enough to be in the midfield of a top side. I'd be very surprised to see him line up in midfield under Mourinho, personally I see him being given a go in the number 10 position.
Thankfully we will have a manager who will not be so forgiving or accommodating for him should he put in sunday league level performances again next season.
I don't see him as a starter but could do a job as a squad player.
There's no doubting his will to win and today he looked like a leader that stood up when it mattered...but it was hardly a performance of high quality and IMO we'd be a better team if we replaced him with a 'proper' midfielder.
Brilliant; so happy for Wayne and the lads. What a run, for the first goal
That assist for the goal was truly brilliant.
Yes, watching it now, on MotD want to go with this, tbh.
Not his biggest fan but that was a big try, plenty of bottle, well played, fantastic.
Yeah, I've given him a lot of stick, but he looked like a young Rooney during that moment. Fabulous play.
Good performance today and it was nice to see him make his experience and desire count when we went a goal down.
If we only saw more of those surging runs I would be infinitely more optimistic about his future role in the team.
If we only saw more of those surging runs I would be infinitely more optimistic about his future role in the team.
That run for the goal........
Coupled with a proper captains performance. Well done lad.
Coupled with a proper captains performance. Well done lad.Brilliant performance, and most of all he showed heart and desire. Alot of people need to be ashamed with the agenda on Rooney its ridiculous. Hes still clearly one of our best players and will be key in the next few seasons. Looks like he will really make CM his own next season and i personally cannot wait.
Think he should survive under Mourinho ?
First name on the team sheet...
As a back up at best.
A bit sloppy performance today but brilliant run for the goal and he actually played with a lot of determination and passion.
But people need to remember we were playing Palace, a team verging on relegation, who sat back and were gave us plenty of time. Just 2 weeks ago we were schooled by Mark Noble for christs sake. Carrick and Fellaini were useless on the ball whereas Rooney actually tried things although a lot of his choices weren't great and sloppy at times. Hopefully we'll see a proper playmaker brought in like Pjanic or Dahoud. Rooney still has a part to play versus the lesser teams, similar to Del Piero's final years but lets not pretend that was Robbo,Keane or Scholes out there.
His run for the goal was awesome. Great drive and stepped up at the most crucial time, when it mattered. His defensive work has never been in doubt tbh, and he does get back really well to help out the team.
I still think hes a 45 minute guy at most for getting the best out of him. He should be an impact player for us next season or a 1 game in a week guy. He gives away the ball too easily at times, and I dont think hes great when pressured. But against teams who will sit deep, I think he will be useful / valuable.
However, im happy for him. Got the missing medal / trophy from his collection.
I still think hes a 45 minute guy at most for getting the best out of him. He should be an impact player for us next season or a 1 game in a week guy. He gives away the ball too easily at times, and I dont think hes great when pressured. But against teams who will sit deep, I think he will be useful / valuable.
However, im happy for him. Got the missing medal / trophy from his collection.
You really are overstating his performances of late. It's quite crazy. It makes rational discussion of the player very difficult, equally as people who give him nothing but stick without recognizing when he does well.
There is NO agenda against him. He's a United player and this is a United forum, we want to see him do well.
He HAS been poor this season on the whole, that much is undeniable. A purple patch in January and some half decent performances against poor sides will not change the fact he failed to contribute a single point in the first half of the season.
I mean:
Really? First on the team sheet over Martial, De Gea, Smalling and Luke Shaw? Come on man. A key player for the next few seasons he quite clearly will not be, all the evidence suggests otherwise no matte how much you refuse to see it.
He hasn't shown enough to prove he has what it takes to be a top class midfielder, he was dominated by Cleverly and Gibson in the second half of the FA cup semi-final a few weeks ago.
However, he displayed great heart and drive in the final. It was refreshing to see in a side which has lacked it all season.
What I'm trying to say is making comments like 'clearly one of our best players' is just silly and really doesn't help conversation at all. Then ignoring all criticism accusing posters of having agendas doesn't help either.
You have a go at my criticism and you come up with stuff like this? He was one of the better players but if you call that Brilliant? Key for the next few seasons? Make the CM his own? You say people have agendas against him but it seems you have an agenda against United!
I thought he was poor. He had flashes of good play but overall he was extremely sloppy. How can someone of such ability get so many 5 yard passes wrong? He drove the team forward for the equalizer but overall I was not impressed.
Was excellent. Someone said he was the worst player on the pitch a few pages ago. What game were some people watching?
Thought he was fairly good in his new role today, anyone who thinks we would've got better out of our other options in the same roles are daft. I've lost my love for Rooney and he's not the midfielder who'll lead us to glory but credit where its due, he's had a good season.
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