Source: Telegraph
Forget Cristiano Ronaldo's 42, Wayne Rooney can top Denis Law's mark
Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Rooney to challenge the mark set by Ronaldo in the Champions League winning season in 2007/08. To do that, Rooney will need to score 13 more goals before the end of the season. Here's how it could be done ... [LNB]United have nine remaining Premier League games, and a maximum of five in the Champions League, should they reach the final. That potentially gives Rooney 14 games to score the 13 goals necessary to pass Ronaldo's mark. [LNB] Related ArticlesMan Utd 4 AC Milan 0; 7-2 aggNomura to advise Red Knights on United takeoverBeckham backs United to win Champions LeagueDavid Beckham departs in green and gold scarfDebate: was Cristiano Ronaldo wrong to leave United?Fabio Capello given food for thought by Gary NevilleRooney has scored 23 goals in the 27 Premier League games he has played this season, an average of 0.85 goals per game. So if he plays the remainder of United's games until the end of the season, he is in line to score another seven goals. He has four goals in five games in the Champions League, an average of 0.8 goals per game. Should United reach the final, that would statistically give Rooney the chance to score another four goals, taking his total to 11. Added to his current total of 30, that would give him 41, one short of Ronaldo's total. [LNB]However, if we take Rooney's recent form as a guide, then he will comfortably pass Ronaldo's mark. Rooney has scored 13 goals in his last 11 games, an average of 1.18 goals per game. Should that ratio continue until the end of the season, Rooney will only need play in 11 more games to score the 13 goals he needs to pass Ronaldo. [LNB]Intriguingly, should Rooney's form and fitness remain constant until May, he could even beat Law's all-time United record. If Rooney continues to score an average of 1.18 goals per game and plays in the maximum 15 fixtures he will finish the season with 47 goals, one more than the all-time record set by Law in 1963-64. [LNB]
