Wayne Rooney revelled in captaining United in the 1-1 draw with
AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, and now the Reds striker is
desperate for the Reds to reach the Champions League final.
A young United side led by Rooney protected the Reds unbeaten
record in Group F, which prompted the stand-in skipper to suggest a
place in the final in Moscow in May is achievable.
It was fantastic to captain the team, and I think it was a good
result and a good performance, said the 22-year-old, who completed
70 minutes and looks sharp in time for the visit to Anfield this
weekend.
Uniteds Champions League ambitions are now on hold until late
February when the knockout matches kick in, but Rooney is
unambiguous in his aims. Wed love to win the Champions League
this season," he said. "Hopefully we can go one step further than
last year and reach the final.
The United front man was impressed with the performance in Rome,
particularly from the young players. Its a great experience for
them to get Champions League football under their belts, he said.
I'm sure it will have helped them a lot. Pique, Evans and Simmo
did really well. They have great ability and bright futures
ahead.
As a team I thought we did very well and got off to a great start,
putting them under a lot of pressure. Gerard Pique scored a great
goal and we had a couple of chances in the second half to win it.
We kept going after they scored and in the end a draw was probably
a fair result.
