Wayne Rooney believes he has formed a terrific understanding with
fellow United striker Carlos Tevez - even if the pair don't speak
the same language.
Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez appear to be
functioning extremely well as a strike pairing this season.
Despite many pundits believing them to be too similar in their
style of play to function well together, 15 goals in 11 games would
suggest otherwise.
Speaking of his relationship with Tevez, Rooney explained that the
pair have a great understanding of each other on the pitch, even if
one speaks no Spanish and the other no English.
"We don't talk to each other very much because we don't speak the
same language, but that doesn't matter when you are playing with a
great talent like Carlos," explained Rooney.
"We do a lot of hard work together on the training pitch, but the
understanding between us seems to be very natural anyway. It's all
about eye contact.
"It's just a glance here or a nod there and we instinctively know
what the other one is going to do and when and where we want the
ball to be played.
"It's a case of playing the game as you see it and when it comes
off it looks very good. The goal Carlos scored against
Middlesbrough recently was typical of that."
Indeed, the partnership proved its worth once again on Sunday as
Rooney set up Tevez to score the winner against Liverpool at
Anfield.
Rooney believes the pair are nowhere near the finished article yet
though, telling fans to expect greater things from them in the
future. "We've both still got a lot to learn, but the partnership
will only get better with the more work we put in on the training
ground and the more we play together."
