Rooney is the saviour for United…and England

Before kick-off, all the talk was of Manchester United needing a win to go top of the league but the fans opinion was not fully focused on the on-field action. The recent board room moves by the Glazers has certainly not bonded the fans to the owners and the ‘Glazers Out’ campaign is starting to build a bit of momentum.

United have dominated many of their opponents this season but have sometimes struggled to get the goals their play has deserved. With Wayne Rooney opening the scoring on 8 minutes, the Old Trafford crowd sat back and expected a deluge of goals.

No more came in the first half and for a long period of the second, none followed either.

United were always pushing and prodding but Boaz Myhill was maintaining his strong run of form. 1-0 is never a comfortable score line and Alex Ferguson would have been looking nervously at his watch as the game entered the last ten minutes.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

Rooney secured all the points in the 82nd minute with a drive and the main man completed his hat-trick with a header from a Nani cross.

This should have been enough for everyone but Rooney still found time for another and his fourth goal of the game sent the United fans home happy with the performance, if not the financial status of the club.

The English Premier League now has the fantastic situation where two points separate the top three sides. United are on 50 points and Arsenal and Chelsea are on 48 points. What is also of interest is the fact that the three teams have a goal difference of 34.

Who is your tip for the top?

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