Source: Telegraph
Manchester United are not a one-man team, says Wayne Rooney
The England striker headed the winner in the Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester City on Wednesday, following the four goals he plundered against Hull in the Premier League on Saturday. [LNB]Rooney has now scored 21 goals in all competitions this term - 14 more than the club's next highest scorers Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen - but claims he is reliant on his team-mates. [LNB] Related ArticlesRio Ferdinand ban extendedArsenal v Man United: previewUnited seal Chris Smalling dealFerguson: Rooney always the main manMan charged over Bellamy 'attack'Wayne Rooney 'world class'''I don't look on us as a one-man team or see it as a great burden on me, it's nonsense,' Rooney told the Sun. [LNB]''If I don't get the service, I can't score. If I don't, I expect others to, and we've done that well. [LNB]''We've shared the goals out well and it's certainly not just about me. We expect to win as a team, not as individuals.''[LNB]Manchester United are a point behind Chelsea in the title race, having played a game more, and have lost five times so far this season. [LNB]Rooney, though, claims they are not on the slide. [LNB]''I don't need to say too much at all to people who think that United are starting to slide,' he said. [LNB]''Chelsea have a game in hand, but we're still up there, in a good position in the Champions League and the final of the Carling Cup. I can't see any slide from us at the minute.''[LNB]United will look to keep the pressure on Chelsea when they take on title rivals Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday. [LNB]And Arsenal defender Sol Campbell admits the Gunners will have to keep a close eye on Rooney. [LNB]Campbell said: ''He's the talisman for United. He's always going to pop up, he's always dangerous. [LNB]''As a top striker, you have to watch him. In a flash, something can happen and they're in. [LNB]''It's a challenge. That's what it's all about. We're at the business end of the season. It's a big two weeks for the club. We have to get some points and go from there.'[LNB]
