“It’s different football to what I played in Belgium”.
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Rooney scored twice against Mitrovic’s Newcastle side on Tuesday night when the England star turned in one of his best performances of late in the 3-3 draw at St James’ Park.
“We could have gone under from that, and then 2-0, but they fought back and got a vital goal just before half-time”.
“I think they have players who can take the title”.
The result saw United drop to sixth place in the table – still two points adrift of fourth spot and Tottenham, who have a game in hand.
We have scored three goals and have one point, nothing more.
Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has spoken of his admiration for Wayne Rooney and labelled the Manchester United skipper’s critics as “crazy”.
Rooney restored the visitors’ lead with a trademark pile-driver in the 79th minute, taking him to within eight goals of Bobby Charlton’s club record of 249 goals, but Dummett had the last word.
Rooney hopes that United’s rediscovered attacking edge will be on display again at Anfield. We were composed; we were keeping the ball and creating chances and all of a sudden [it came] from nothing. “That is what we work on and try and do”.
Louis van Gaal has said Manchester United have nobody to blame but themselves after they were held to a 3-3 draw by Newcastle. “But you have to force the luck and finish the chances when you get them when they are so big”.
Paul Dummett has told the Chronicle that Steve McClaren was very calm with Newcastle United at half-time during their match against Manchester United.
He said: “When I came in in the summer and we were looking at quality players and young players and English players, we tried to get Jonjo Shelvey then”.
A clearly frustrated and emotional Scholes said United’s players looked bored after a 1-0 cup win that “was not good enough”.
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“Manchester United are a quality team but at the end of the night, we’ve shown what we’re all about”, he said on a day when Georginio Wijnaldum scored their first goal in 453 minutes.
