Friday, May 06, 2005


MAN UTD NEW POWERHOUSE Posted by Hello

Rooney moved to Old Trafford four hours before the deadline passed, for an guaranteed fee of £20million. There was additional £7million on the fee, made up of Rooney's appearances for United and England, the length of his stay at the club and the performance of the Red Devils at home and in Europe.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: 'I've known his potential for a long time, but the way he has played in the last three years has been phenomenal. We could not afford to miss him.'
At Old Trafford, Rooney will, just like Alan Smith, have to improve his goal return at domestic level.
If his debut is anything to go by, the Rooney will become a United legend.
He was handed his bow in the Champions League clash with Fenerbahce on September 28 and scored a hat-trick of the highest order - the first of his career.
The first came as he ran on to a Ruud van Nistelrooy through-ball, the second when he shimmied past the challenged of Umit and arrowed a shot into the bottom corner and the third via a Beckham-esque free-kick.
A new hero had landed.

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