
ROONEY (kanan) belum pasti diturunkan pada final Piala Liga di Wembley malam ini.
ROONEY (kanan) belum pasti diturunkan pada final Piala Liga di Wembley malam ini.
Updated February 24, 2010 09:43:00
Unstoppable: Wayne Rooney was at it again with a double to take his Premier League tally to 23 goals. (AFP: Andrew Yates)
Manchester United has closed to within one point of English Premier League leader Chelsea after a Wayne Rooney double helped the defending champions to a 3-0 win over West Ham.Sir Alex Ferguson's side, which has played a game more than Chelsea, bounced back from Saturday's defeat at Everton thanks to in-form England forward Rooney, who scored either side of half-time at Old Trafford to take his goal total for the season to 27 in all competitions.Ferguson made five changes to the side beaten at Everton, with goalkeeper Ben Foster handed a rare start and Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic back from injury, and the alterations paid off as Rooney gave United the lead in the 38th minute.Antonio Valencia collected Dimitar Berbatov's pass on the right and volleyed a perfect cross for Rooney to head past Robert Green for his 26th goal of the season.United winger Park Ji-Sung hit the bar at the start of the second half before Rooney, who has 11 goals in his last eight appearances, headed the second goal from another Valencia cross in the 55th minute.Michael Owen came off the bench in the closing stages and the United striker capped his side's victory in the 80th minute when he slotted home a pass from Paul Scholes for his first league goal since September.
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JARINGAN pembukaan Berbatov (tengah) masih belum cukup untuk membantu kemenangan United.
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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (R) celebrates with teammate Darren Fletcher after scoring against AC Milan during their Champions League soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan February 16, ...MILAN -- Two Wayne Rooney headers midway through the second half gave Manchester United a slightly fortunate 3-2 win at AC Milan in their pulsating Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday.Seven-times champions Milan, who had never lost to United at home or over two legs, were quickly ahead when Ronaldinho's volley deflected in off Michael Carrick following a free kick from former United midfielder David Beckham.The hosts had a series of other chances before Paul Scholes swung at a Darren Fletcher cross with his right foot, the ball hit his left shin and then bobbled in off the post.United then became favourites ahead of the second leg on March 10 when Rooney netted with headers after superb crosses from Antonio Valencia and Fletcher.
Substitute Clarence Seedorf pulled one back five minutes from time with a superb backheel but Milan failed to equalise after huge late pressure where United's Carrick was dismissed for two bookings.
"We started slowly but overall I thought we were the better team, but I was frustrated in the first half because some people were not doing their jobs right," Rooney told Sky Sports."At 3-1 I thought we were the only team likely to score again. But to win 3-2 at the San Siro is still a great result."United fans again noisily protested against owners the Glazer family in Milan's main square before kickoff but they were soon silenced at a rocking 80,000 capacity San Siro.Beckham sent in a free kick and United left back Patrice Evra made a hash of a clearance, sending the ball across the box where Ronaldinho was waiting to lash in a volley off Carrick.The Brazilian is still not quite as sparkling as he was in his heyday at Barcelona but he produced several cute flicks and forced Edwin van der Sar into three neat saves.Last year's runners-up found their way back into the game, however, and scored their first European Cup goal against Milan in the San Siro thanks to Scholes' 36th minute mishit.England striker Rooney, who worked tirelessly all night upfront alone, then sent a looping header into the top corner on 66 minutes after Valencia crossed with one of his first touches of the ball having replaced the lacklustre Nani.An unmarked Rooney then proved again why he is fast becoming one of the best players in the world when he guided in Fletcher's well-weighted cross as United went a record 16 away matches unbeaten in the Champions League.Beckham, who won the 1999 trophy with United, had a decent game in his first appearance against his former club and shot over with a trademark free kick.
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LONDON - Bintang Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo mengakui dia rindukan suasana di Manchester United dan mungkin menimbangkan untuk kembali ke Old Trafford pada masa akan datang.Pemain Portugal berusia 25 tahun itu meninggalkan kelab juara Liga Perdana England itu, apabila menyertai Real dengan rekod perpindahan termahal di dunia iaitu 80 juta pound (RM430 juta) pada Jun lalu, dan dia bermula baik di Bernabeu.Ronaldo, yang menjulang tiga kejuaraan Liga Perdana, serta Liga Juara-Juara sepanjang enam musim di United, telah menjaringkan 11 gol dalam 13 kemunculannya dalam 13 perlawanan La Liga, tiada hasrat untuk meninggalkan Real dalam tempoh terdekat.Namun, apabila sampai masanya, Ronaldo berkata, dia pasti gembira untuk kembali ke England."Sudah tentu saya rindukan aksi bersama Manchester United.''Saya beraksi di sana selama enam tahun, ia tempoh yang lama."Saya masih berminat menyaksikan perlawanan Manchester United dan tiada siapa tahu pada masa akan datang, saya mungkin kembali beraksi di sana. Ia sentiasa tidak mustahil."Saya mahu melengkapkan kontrak saya terlebih dahulu, masa akan datang, Tuhan saja yang tahu.
''Saya tidak kata bahawa saya tidak gembira di Real Madrid."Saya sangat gembira dan semua orang tahu ini adalah kelab saya. Saya rindukan Manchester United, pengurus dan pemain,'' kata Ronaldo dalam akhbar The News of the World. Sementara itu, aksi cemerlang Ronaldo membantu Madrid mencatat kemenangan selesa 3-0 ke atas Xerez, kelmarin.Kemenangan tersebut membolehkan kelab gergasi Sepanyol itu hanya dua mata di belakang pendahulu liga, Barcelona.Kembali beraksi selepas digantung dua perlawanan, Ronaldo memainkan berperanan sebagai penggerak utama kepada pasukan pelawat.Namun, aksi separuh masa pertama tidak begitu berpihak kepada Real.Kedua-dua pasukan memperoleh peluang masing-masing pada separuh masa pertama, dengan percubaan Jeronimo Momes dan Ronaldo gagal menembusi jaring. - AGENSI
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Nani stares in disbelief as the referee holds up the red card for his challenge on Stilian Petrov. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesManchester United kept their poise in a match that could have been unbalanced by the red card for the visitors' winger Nani. He was sent off by the referee Peter Walton for a jumping, two-footed challenge on Stilian Petrov in the 23rd minute.The score stood at 1-1 then but the visitors adapted well to take this a useful draw that brings them to within a point of the leaders Chelsea, who were beaten at Goodison Park.Despite the joy in United's ranks, Nani's offence cannot be disregarded. At a juncture in the season when the leading clubs usually muster all their know-how and poise, Nani succumbed to an inexplicable recklessness.
In an inconsequential midfield area, he launched himself into a brutal, two-footed challenge on the Villa captain. Sir Alex Ferguson has commented on the recent improvement since the 23-year-old grew out of the shyness of youth. It would have been better for Nani if he had retained a little of the wallflower tendency here.There had been a mistaken belief that this game would have a subdued character. Villa's scoring ratio, after all, has been little better than a goal a game in the Premier League.The club probably appreciate that a prolific attacker is hard enough to identify and almost impossible to obtain, considering how prized such a figure must be in the transfer market.When a striker already on the books, such as Emile Heskey, is injured and another, John Carew is on the bench after his back problems, there is a grave risk of harmlessness.A football match, all the same, has a haphazard streak and Villa took the lead with a goal born of randomness that ended in a fine piece of deliberation. In the 19th minute, Stewart Downing's inswinging cross from the right took a deflection, struck Rafael, looped into the air and was then headed deftly over the goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar by Cuéllar. Villa had scored on an evening when they seemed to lack firepower but then lacked the resilience expected of them.
United were level four minutes later. Nani, in a valuable moment in his cameo outing, crossed from the right and a shrewd Giggs held his position towards the back post while others clustered in the middle. The Welshman was therefore in space for a shot that deflected off the centre-half James Collins for an unlucky own goal. The next piece of haphazardness took place in the mind of Nani as he committed that red card offence.Both sides seemed startled in the aftermath. Villa were too sensible to suppose they should hurtle themselves at opponents with the acumen of United. Ferguson's side contains enough know-how not to be thrown off course by adversity. A 4-4-1 formation was adapted.That system is not so anodyne as it seems when the lone striker is Wayne Rooney. There was a flicker of panic when Giggs picked him out in the 41st minute but the veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel showed his anticipation by racing out to clear.Both sides, before the interval, seemed to be more wary after Nani left the pitch. It made sense for an outnumbered United to be circumspect. Villa, for their part, tried to avoid being gung-ho simply because they had superior numbers. The calibre of even a depleted United still made them pensive.
The adaptation to circumstances continued with the replacement of the veteran Paul Scholes by Antonio Valencia, who had the appropriate speed and vigour for the situation. If anything, the imbalance of forces looked as if it was more likely to make Villa wobble. They did not appear wholly sure of how they should conduct themselves.Attacking flurries were more common from United immediately after the interval. Villa, if anything, seemed nonplussed by the opportunity that had dropped into their laps. There was a glimpse of the quality in Martin O'Neill's side, when James Milner eluded Wes Brown for a shot that then called for nothing more than a simple save by Van der Sar.The tone was not acceptable and the Villa manager took off the holding midfielder Fabian Delph and introduced John Carew. United showed no sign of being deterred. In the 63rd minute Giggs picked out Rooney and the forward escaped Collins before shooting high from an angle. Villa had not intentionally curbed themselves.
They moved downfield in numbers but seldom found the imaginative touch that would have left United in disarray. Even without Scholes on the scene, United still drew from a deep well of experience.There was enough faith, too, for Ferguson to send on another centre-forward to join Rooney when Giggs was taken off. Almost immediately, Rooney's curling effort had to be tipped over the bar by Friedel as the match continued to be hard-fought.
BIRMINGHAM – Edwin van der Sar, percaya Manchester United telah melakukan yang terbaik untuk terus menghambat Chelsea di tangga teratas Liga Perdana, walaupun masalah kecederaan menghantui pasukan di Old Trafford musim ini. United akan berdepan Aston Villa esok, ketika mereka kurang dua mata berbanding skuad bimbingan Carlo Ancelotti, yang akan menentang Everton pada hari yang sama.Pilihan Sir Alex Ferguson di bahagian pertahanan sangat terhad musim ini, selepas penjaga gol Belanda, van der Sar dan pemain pertahanan, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, John O’Shea, Rafael dan Gary Neville, mengalami kecederaan. Ferdinand masih lagi menjalani penggantungan dan O’Shea dilihat tidak dapat mengharungi baki perlawanan, akibat kecederaan paha. Walaupun Vidic tidak dapat beraksi akibat kecederaan betis, United sudah kembali mendapat pilihan pemain di barisan pertahanan. Kebangkitan tersebut dibantu dengan kehadiran semula van der Sar, yang tidak beraksi sebulan kerana kecederaan jari dan lutut, termasuk tahap kesihatan isterinya yang teruk akibat pendarahan otak, Disember lalu.
Pemain berusia 39 tahun itu menjadi tonggak utama United dan pasukan Ferguson akan ke Villa Park, dengan sasaran memburu kemenangan kelima berturut-turut Liga Perdana.. Van der Sar, yang kontraknya akan berakhir hujung musim ini berkata, mereka berada di kedudukan tepat untuk mengejar Chelsea, dengan perbezaan hanya beberapa mata.Ia menjadikan saingan tiga bulan terakhir liga, lebih menarik. “Kami akan beraksi sebaik mungkin. Banyak perlawanan yang penting dalam tempoh yang singkat termasuk saingan Liga Juara-Juara. “Kami bernasib baik kerana beberapa pemain yang cedera sudah kembali. Kami masih lagi kehilangan tiga atau empat pemain tetapi ia lebih baik dari ketiadaan 11 atau 12 pemain awal musim ini sehingga berakhir sambutan Hari Nata,” katanya. – AFPNEW & AUTHENTIC Manchester United Baby Romper FOR SALE
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Pengurus Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson memuji sikap dan semangat yang dipamerkan anak buahnya ketika membelasah kelab tercorot, Portsmouth 5-0 di Old Trafford, kelmarin. Red Devils yang menguasai permainan sejak awal mendahului melalui Wayne Rooney lima minit sebelum rehat. Pemain pertahanan Pompey, Anthony vanden Borre menghadiahkan gol kedua buat United, satu daripada tiga jaringan sendiri pihak lawan sebelum Dimitar Berbatov turut mencipta nama selaku penjaring pada babak kedua. Ferguson nyata bangga dengan kesabaran dan corak serangan pasukannya dan memuji pemainnya kerana tidak mudah kecewa apabila serangan mereka sering kali digagalkan kedegilan pertahanan Pompey. “Kami menguasai keseluruhan permainan dan penguasaan bola amat baik. Tetapi pihak lawan terus memberi saingan tetapi kami tenang mengatasinya. “Porstmouth bertahan dengan baik. Mereka membuatkan kami sukar mencari ruang tetapi gol Rooney sebelum rehat mengubah momentum perlawanan. “Malah, Berbatov turut beraksi dengan baik dan kami bertuah dengan jaringan bantuan pihak lawan,” katanya.
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avid James had to contend with his own players putting the ball past him, not to mention Wayne Rooney and company
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