The quality of goals against Swansea City and Newcastle also suggest that Rooney – still United’s top scorer with a total of 14 goals for club and country this season – may be back on song.
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He said: “After going 2-0 up, we were in control of the game, and then we’ve let them back into it. To then get our third goal and concede again was disappointing from us”.
“I think in recent times we’ve done very well against them”, he added.
Manchester United sits sixth in the Premier League through 21 games, while Rooney has five league goals all season, three of which have come in the last two games.
Wayne Rooney has admitted that Manchester United’s 3-3 draw against Newcastle United on Tuesday felt like a defeat. Then the challenge of Lingard on Janmaat could have been a penalty – if he blows the whistle then, I cannot say anything.
Louis Van Gaal’s relationship with the English media is under scrutiny once more after he called one journalist “fat man” as he left his post match press conference.
After only managing to pick up a point against 19 place Newcastle, Van Gaal will need to register a win against rivals Liverpool if he is to ensure some safety over his managerial role.
Van Gaal said: “We have scored three goals and have one point”.
United skipper Wayne Rooney open his side¿s account by scoring a penalty in the ninth minute before midfielder Jesse Lingard doubled the lead in the 38th minute of the match, the Guardian reported.
“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.
“There were big possibilities and when you lose two points, that’s very, very sad”.
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Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has hit out at referee Mike Dean for his decision to award Newcastle United a penalty in Tuesday’s 3-3 Premier League draw. We could have made six goals. “Everyone knows it is our fault, not the referee or our opponent”.
