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Manchester United – Start With Wayne Rooney, Ends With Robin van Persie
Give Manchester United the underdog role, especially in a Premier League match, and they flourish. Wayne Rooney was built for matches like these, with tons of space to operate in and show off skills at both scoring and providing for others, while Robin van Persie simply doesn’t care who he plays against and the stature of the match, he’ll find a way to score.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Cheats His Way to Victory
It was Robin van Persie, as always, that began yet another Manchester United comeback. It was Wayne Rooney selling a dive on the soaked pitch wonderfully, winning a penalty and scoring it this time (unlike the weekend) to keep the Red Devils perfect in the Champions League group stage, clinching qualification into the knockout stage.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Enjoying Football Again
Two months into the 2012-2013 season, you might say that Wayne Rooney is finally beginning his campaign, picking up his first Premier League goals of the season in another performance that reminded everyone of what he can do for a Manchester United team that needs all the scoring it can get.
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Player of the Year for Each Premier League Club in the 2011-2012 Season
Only 4 English players were good enough and likable enough to wins the Fans’ Player of the Year award for their clubs, with Wayne Rooney not either, apparently, to win it for Manchester United. Sergio Aguero, responsible for one of the most memorable moments in the league’s history, deservedly won it for Manchester City.
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Manchester United at Wolves – Too Easy For League Leaders
Wolves haven’t won at home since December 4, so there wasn’t much hope the bottom ranked team in the Premier League would actually stop Manchester United’s stride towards their fifth league title in six years. Still, a 0-5 home defeat as Ronald Zubar picked up two yellow cards in 11 minutes while Javier Hernandez broke his league scoring drought with a brace. And to think United lost 2-1 on their last visit to the Molineux.
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Arsenal vs Manchester United – No Revenge For Wenger
Antonio Valencia was Manchester United’s man once again, as his return to his usual position on the wing gave Alex Ferguson another win and denied the revenge Arsenal and Arsene Wenger have been dreaming of since very early on in the season, as Valencia scored the first and set up Welbeck’s second, besting Robin van Persie’s goal in a 2-1 at the Emirates.
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Midweek Goals we Loved
No Champions League, but plenty of league and cup football in Europe and South America. Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United), Antonio Nocerino (Milan) and Bernardo (Vasco) bagged the best of the midweek’s goals.
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Manchester United Beat Boca Juniors
Manchester United beat Boca Juniors 2-1 at the Audi Cup Semi Final.
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Wigan’s Valencia first Post-Ronaldo Manchester United Signing
Antonio Valencia, the 23 year old Ecuadorian from Wigan is Manchester United’s first signing this summer after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.