Wayne Rooney did just about everything but find the back of the
net against Aston Villa, but Sir Alex Ferguson has no great
concerns about his lack of goals.
His influence and endeavour is not in question, but he has only
scored three goals since striking a hat-trick against Bolton on 28
October.
Rooney hit the crossbar in the 3-1 win over Villa and had several
shots saved by Thomas Sorensen. The impression is that once one
goal comes, a glut will follow.
He perhaps needs a goal just to give him the confidence that all
strikers need, said Sir Alex. He hit the crossbar against Villa
and had a few other chances.
The important thing is that he is working hard and is enjoying his
football at the moment. But I have no great concerns about
Wayne.
"We missed a few chances, but that has been the nature of us this
season. The most important thing is that we are creating chances
and scoring a good portion of those opportunities. Its not a big
issue for us because there are enough players scoring goals for
that to balance out.
"Michael got a goal, as did Ji-sung, which was good for them. There
are quite a few goalscorers in the ranks now, we're just waiting
for Gary Neville to get his yearly goal - I hope it's a really
important game."
With the Reds travelling south to take on Arsenal next weekend, the
first match at the Emirates Stadium would be a good place for
Rooney to end his barren spell.
