Manchester United striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 wants to win his first FA Cup: EPL News
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said he is determined to win his first FA Cup title this season.
The 25-year-old striker has won three English Premier League titles, two Carling Cups and one UEFA Champions league and FIFA Club World Cup while playing in a United shirt. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 striker has twice been on the losing side in the FA Cup final
and hopes to win the competition to complete his medals tally this time around.
United have reached the semi-finals of the competition and will take on bitter rivals Manchester City in two weeks time. Rooney is hopeful that his boyhood dream of winning the FA Cup will come true this season.
Rooney told reporters, "I am confident we can beat them (Manchester City). I am desperate to win the competition, having lost two finals. We have a great chance of going all the way this year. It is a massive competition with a lot of history. I watched
it religiously growing up and going so close twice has been hard to take."
Rooney is also desperate to win the English Premier League this season, as he wants to surpass http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749
striker started his youth career with Liverpool’s local rivals Everton and later joined the Red Devils, who also enjoy a fierce rivalry with the Reds.
The United striker added, “I grew up an Everton fan so to be part of the team to overtake Liverpool's record would be brilliant. It would mean so much to us players as well as the fans. It is something I have been thinking about a lot. I know all the Everton
fans want us to do it and hopefully we can."
Rooney said he is enjoying the fact that his team is in contention to win a few trophies this season. He believes it is a lovely feeling to have as a player and as a fan, and he is looking forward to every game as it comes.
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