Source: Daily_Mail
Javier Hernandez is Manchester United's hero and Wayne Rooney roars: Bring on Barcelona
[LNB]Javier Hernandez was Manchester United's hero at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, scoring twice against Marseille to fire Sir Alex Ferguson's side into the Champions League quarter-finals.[LNB]Injury-hit United kept their Treble dream alive but were left hanging on nervously for a 2-1 win after Wes Brown's late own-goal gave the French side hope of an upset.[LNB]Hernandez preferred to Dimitar Berbatov in the starting line-up linked up well with Wayne Rooney and struck in each half to take his total to 16 goals in his first season in England.[LNB]Manchester United 2 Marseille 1: Click here for Matt Lawton's match report Happy days: Hernandez celebrates his first goal at Old Trafford[LNB]Rooney insisted United fear no-one in the last eight not even Barcelona. 'If you're going to win this tournament, you have to play anyone and beat them,' he said.[LNB]'We're thankful to be in the next round, but whoever we get, we'll be confident we can win it.[LNB]'It was a tough game and we knew Marseille are a big physical team, but we came through.'[LNB]Rooney was magnificent again in a deeper role and laid on the first goal for Hernandez in the fifth minute, before Ryan Giggs and substitute Antonio Valencia set up the Mexico striker for the second 15 minutes from time.[LNB] Looking good: Wayne Rooney impressed for United in their win over Marseille[LNB]With captain Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand out, United's defence was further disrupted when John O'Shea and his replacement Rafael went off with hamstring injuries the Brazilian later being ruled out for up to a month.[LNB]And it was Brown who gave Marseille a goal back as he headed into his own net. Ferguson said: 'It was nervy because we kept having players taken off with injuries. It shifted the balance of the team.[LNB]'We made the substitution, which was a killer because we could have brought Darron Gibson on to give us a bit more height.[LNB]'We had a lack of experience which could have cost us, but we held on.'[LNB] Relief: Sir Alex Ferguson applauds the fans after United's victory[LNB]Ferguson was delighted with the partnership between Rooney and Hernandez as United reached thequarter-finals for a fifth year in a row, joining Tottenham.[LNB]He said: 'Where Wayne has played in the last couple of games is a real threat to teams because he has such power and speed with the ball.[LNB]'And of course Hernandez is unbelievable with his movement. The boy's got goals in him.'[LNB]On Barcelona, Ferguson added: 'We've been through this over the years and said 'we hope we getthis or that', but you never get who you want.[LNB]'We've had some great experiences in the Champions League over the years. It's the best tournament of all, the one you try to win again.'[LNB] Manchester United 2 Marseille 1 (agg 2-1): Hernandez at the double as nervy United go throughMartin Samuel: Now Fabio Capello can feed off a slice of the old Wayne RooneyManchester United 2 Marseille 1 - the action from Old Trafford as it happenedAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Alex Ferguson, Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Antonio Valencia Places: Barcelona, Manchester, United Kingdom, Mexico
