BURNLEY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 United without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo – absent with cruciate knee ligament injuries Anthony Martial scores opening goal – costing United an £8.5m payment on his fee – after 21 minutes Wayne Rooney scores his 251st goal for Manchester United to double the lead after 39 minutes. Goals by […]
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Manchester United get Rostov tie in Europa League round of 16
Manchester United’s reward for beating St Etienne 1-0 (4-0 on aggregate) in the Europa League is a tie against Russian club Rostov in the last 16. Despite being the lowest ranked team left in the competition, a trip to Russia was hardly the best preparation ahead of a trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup […]
Record-breaking Wayne Rooney comes off the bench to rescue a point for Manchester United in added time at Stoke with a stunning free kick
STOKE CITY 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Juan Mata own goal cancelled out by stunning Wayne Rooney free kick in injury time Rooney’s goal is his 250th for Manchester United, 1 clear of Sir Bobby Charlton, and makes him United’s all-time top goalscorer. Wayne Rooney came off the bench and notched up goal number 250 for […]
Wayne Rooney equals Manchester United club goalscoring record with 249th strike in FA Cup win against Reading
MAN UNITED 4, READING 0 Manchester United’s juggernaut rolls on as they stretched their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions. It is more than two months since the Reds last lost and they were far too strong for Championship club Reading at Old Trafford in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. […]
Rooney the record breaker as Manchester United wallop Feyenoord in the Europa League
MAN UNITED 4, FEYENOORD 0 Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s record goalscorer in Europe as the Reds recorded their largest victory of the season at home to Feyenoord put them within touching distance of the Europa League’s knockout phase. Rooney’s 39th goal, United’s opener, helped overpower the leaders of Holland’s Eredivisie at Old Trafford leaving […]