Rooney brace earns praises of Moyes
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David Moyes hails terrific Wayne Rooney after opening Champions League victory
Manchester United boss David Moyes hailed the terrific performance of Wayne Rooney in his sides 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
Rooney hit a brace to help Moyes get off to the perfect start in the Champions League, with goals also coming from Robin van Persie and Antonio Valencia.
The England internationals double took him to 200 goals for United and Moyes says he could become one of the clubs all-time greats.
It was a good job tonight, said Moyes. I said several months ago Wayne Rooney could join the real greats with his goal scoring. He could have got a hat-trick tonight.
He deserved the ovation he got, he was terrific.
I know he has been great in training. He is lean and fit, it showed in his performance.
Robin van Persies goal was also great. If we can get those two scoring, they can be formidable for us.
The players knew what they had to do, and they went about it well.
The victory was Manchester Uniteds second in four days at Old Trafford, before they travel to local rivals Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.
Manchester United boss David Moyes hailed the terrific performance of Wayne Rooney in his sides 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
Rooney hit a brace to help Moyes get off to the perfect start in the Champions League, with goals also coming from Robin van Persie and Antonio Valencia.
The England internationals double took him to 200 goals for United and Moyes says he could become one of the clubs all-time greats.
It was a good job tonight, said Moyes. I said several months ago Wayne Rooney could join the real greats with his goal scoring. He could have got a hat-trick tonight.
He deserved the ovation he got, he was terrific.
I know he has been great in training. He is lean and fit, it showed in his performance.
Robin van Persies goal was also great. If we can get those two scoring, they can be formidable for us.
The players knew what they had to do, and they went about it well.
The victory was Manchester Uniteds second in four days at Old Trafford, before they travel to local rivals Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.
