Wayne Rooney is targeting a double on Sunday - victory over fierce rivals Liverpool at Anfield and top spot in the Premier League. United will go top if they win and Arsenal drop points at home to Chelsea. And Rooney is looking forward to what could be a pivotal day in the title race.
“It’s a massive weekend for the top four clubs,” he told ManUtd.com.
“The fact that Arsenal and Liverpool both lost last weekend was great for us. We know that if we win on Sunday then we’ve got a great chance of going top. That will spur us on.”
Not that Rooney should need any extra cajoling as a Liverpool-born, Everton-bred striker visiting Anfield. “The rivalry between United and Liverpool is huge,” added the striker. “When the fixtures come out, I always look for the game against Liverpool, and City as well.”
United’s last-gasp 1-0 victory on Merseyside last season was a crucial moment in securing the title. But Rooney, who was substituted in the match with an injury, admits he didn’t actually see John O’Shea’s incredible winner.
“I was getting stitches in my leg in the dressing room,” he recalls. “I heard a big shout and the next thing I knew Scholesy walked in having been sent off. Everyone was thinking ‘oh no’ and we were all hoping we could hold on for the draw.
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