Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez can provide the firepower to help
United retain the Barclays Premier League title, according to
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer.
While some have voiced concerns that the pair are too similar in
style to work together, Shearer counters that their compatibility
will make United an even more entertaining side next season.
The former England star told The Sun: I dont believe Tevez and
Wayne Rooney are too similar because great players can always
play well together.
Rooney and Tevez do not have a lot of height but that is not the
way Manchester United play. How often do you see them aiming high
balls up front? Not very.
Man United will be an even more exciting, entertaining team with
Tevez in the side and you wouldnt bet against them winning the
title.
Shearer is confident that the Argentine can shrug off the media
storm that has surrounded his protracted transfer to Old Trafford,
having shown himself to be suitably thick-skinned last term.
"Just when Tevez was at the centre of all that controversy at the
end of last season, he started scoring goals left, right and centre
and kept West Ham up almost single- handedly and against all odds,"
he said."
That suggests he will not have been affected by all the
uncertainty over his future this summer and that he will be a
success at United.
Tevez is just the sort of exciting talent Sir Alex has always
liked to sign. He has really had to go out on a limb to sign Tevez
and he wouldnt have gone through all this if he didnt rate him
very highly."
As well as using his undoubted skills in saving West Ham from
relegation last season, Tevez also showed the grit and desire which
Shearer feels will endear him to United fans.
Of course you have to say 100 per cent commitment is the least the
fans should expect from any player," he said.
But there was something about Tevezs workrate and enthusiasm that
made him very popular with West Ham fans - even when he wasnt
scoring goals and the team looked to be going down.
