Roo: I'll make up for two
Wayne Rooney
vowed to fill the goals gap left by the departures of Cristiano
Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The pair hit 101 goals between them
during the past two seasons. But Rooney, 23, is now looking forward
to playing as a central striker and forging partnerships with
new-signing Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov. He said: "With
Cristiano going, it leaves a huge hole when it comes to goals and
that is why it's important myself, Berba and Michael chip in a bit.
We all need to score more goals, especially me and Berba, than we
did last year."
Neil Custis, The Sun
Rooney also goes on to back his new
strike partner to succeed at Old Trafford: "Michael's a great
goal-scorer, a good finisher, and we’re all sure he’ll bring us
some goals. The move will give him a new lease of life."
Meanwhile, Reds' legend Eric Cantona has taunted
big-spending Manchester City by claiming they will
never be as big as United. "Money is great, but it's important to
work with young English players. United are the perfect example of
that," said the Frenchman.