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Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney has gone on to state that he is confident that his side can go on and beat just about anyone, including Barcelona, if the two sides were to be drawn together in the next round of the UEFA Champions League.
The striker came forth and made these comments after his side went on to beat Marseille by two goals to one, to ensure their qualification into the next round of the tournament. Rooney was one of the stand-out performers for United in the game.
The forward was playing just behind Javier Hernandez and despite Hernandez scoring both the goals in the game, Rooney seemed to be in a class of his own on the night. The forward played almost like an attacking midfielder and had his passing down to perfection.
Nonetheless, with almost every United fan hoping for the Red Devils to be paired up against a weaker opposition, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 International seems to be thinking on a completely different front. The forward is relishing the opportunity to face the very best so that United can prove just how good they really are.
Rooney is reported to have said, "If you are going to win this tournament, you have to play anyone and beat them. We are thankful to be in the next round, but whoever we get, we will be confident we can win it."
"We're delighted to be through to the quarter-finals. It was a tough game, we knew Marseille are a big physical team, but we came through and just deserved to in the end." added the striker.
Over the past week or so, Rooney seems to have found his form once again. It was not long ago that Rooney was one of the players in the Manchester United squad that everyone wished for to be benched. However, the displays that he put up against Arsenal and then Marseille have helped him reclaim his throne once again.
The striker seems to really like the role of playing off the shoulder of Hernandez and perhaps Alex Ferguson is well aware of this fact. As a result, the manager has opted to use Rooney and Hernandez up front and he has gone on to bench http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254. This is probably because the manager feels that two strikers at their best are much better than a miss-firing forward. Along with that fact, Rooney just seems to be performing better with Hernandez around.
Nonetheless, irrelevant of who team United get paired with for the next round, it is safe to say that Rooney will be looking to leave his mark on whatever team he faces.
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