Manchester United 2-0 Otelul Galati; Wayne Rooney Shines In Midfield

Published November 3, 2011 | By Rolly

Wayne Rooney put on an accomplished display in central midfield as Manchester United overcame Otelul Galati 2-0 to go top of Group C and one step closer to qualification.

An early goal by Antonio Valencia followed by an own goal by Cristian Sarghi were decisive with the games main talking point being Wayne Rooney neat performance in the centre of the park.

‘Wazza’s’ late deflected strike from 30 yards flew past Galati goalkeeper Branko Grahovac and sent last season’s runners-up top of Group C on albeit on head-to-head with Benfica who also have 8 points.

Speaking after the game Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to praise Rooney whose display in the middle of the park pleased him greatly.

“I thought he was fantastic in the centre of midfield, I really do,” he told Sky Sports.

“He was aware of the people around him, his choice of passing was very, very good so he did really well for us tonight.

“It’s difficult to say if he will play there against sterner competition. What our opponents did tonight was defend well against us and try to stop us in terms of attacking. So, it’s difficult to say, but I’d be confident to put him there again.

“We are just trying to organise our midfield around all these injuries in that department, Michael Carrick’s still injured, Tom Cleverley is still injured and with Darren Fletcher we are spacing his games out,” he added.