Source: Daily_Mail
It's all over: League is ours to lose after storming fightback - Rooney
Wayne Rooney led a superb Manchester United comeback at Old Traffordlast night just as Sir Alex Ferguson's good pal Harry Redknapp hadthreatened to rock their bid for the Premier League title.[LNB]Unitedhit five goals in 22 minutes trailing 2-0 at half-time and now needjust 10 points from their remaining five games to make sure of a thirdsuccessive crown. The irrepressible Rooney had a part to play in all ofthe goals, scoring twice and setting up the other three for Ronaldo (2)and former Spurs star Dimitar Berbatov.[LNB] Crushing victory: Ronaldo is swamped by team-mates after firing United into the lead[LNB] Man United 5 Tottenham 2: Two-goal Rooney leads the way for Fergie's comeback kingsPiers Morgan: Scholes can teach Keane the value of keeping his mouth shutVidic and Rio confident of silencing Gunners in Euro showdownTeam-mate Ryan Giggs is likely to be crowned the PFA Footballer of the Year at an awards dinner tonight, but how Rooney was not on the shortlist of six is incredible.[LNB]Rooney said: 'We know that we are in a great position - three points clear with a game in hand - and it's only ours to throw away now. We knew as soon as we scored we could get three of four.[LNB]'It was a brilliant comeback. The first half was too slow and we had to quicken up. But in the end it was comfortable.'[LNB]Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, whose side had gone top on goal difference with a 3-1 win at Hull earlier in the day, must have been smiling as Spurs took a dramatic lead through at Old Trafford with goals from Darren Bent and Luka Modric.[LNB]But the smile was wiped off his face as Ferguson sent on Carlos Tevez at half-time and Rooney turned in a stunning world-class performance.[LNB] Something to shout about: Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand celebrates after Cristiano Ronaldo scored[LNB]'We were too slow, too casual in the first half,' said Ferguson. 'We needed to speed up in the second half and Tevez was responsible for that. He got the rest of the team playing.[LNB]'We had to get the first goal quite early. It wasn't a foregone conclusion after that by any means, but it gave us impetus.'[LNB]Ferguson also admitted United had been lucky to be awarded a penalty for their first goal, scored by Ronaldo, as goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes appeared to get a hand on the ball before colliding with Michael Carrick.[LNB]'It was a bit fortunate,' he said. 'Football is funny like that. Last week we were knocked out of the FA Cup by not getting a penalty kick.' [LNB] [LNB]
