Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester Utd 5 Portsmouth 0: Awesome Wayne Rooney heading for personal best
Luckless Portsmouth need a miracle to survive on and off the field after another crushing defeat in their crisis-hit season.[LNB]Avram Grant's team conceded an incredible three own goals yesterday as Wayne Rooney inspired champions United to a victory which took them back to the top of the Premier League.[LNB] Red wave: Wayne Rooney[LNB]Portsmouth face more self-inflicted problems on Wednesday when the taxman asks the High Court to wind up the club after years of financial mismanagement.[LNB]Rooney equalled his best goals tally for a season with his 23rd in giving United a 40thminute lead, and Anthony Vanden Borre deflected a Nani shot past his own goalkeeper, David James, before the break to double the home side's lead.[LNB]Another unfortunate ricochet off Richard Hughes and Marc Wilson's hapless slice, either side of a Dimitar Berbatov strike, completed a miserable day in the North West for rock-bottom Portsmouth, who are now seven points from safety. Watching from the stands yesterday was England's new captain Rio Ferdinand.[LNB] Sign language: Manchester United fans make their feelings known [LNB]But the four-match ban that Ferdinand is serving for hitting Hull's Craig Fagan did not prevent United manager Sir Alex Ferguson from praising the defender's elevation after Fabio Capello ruthlessly took the England armband from disgraced John Terry.[LNB]Ferguson said: 'We're pleased for him. It's great for Manchester United to have one of our players captain the country. We've had Gary Neville, Sir Bobby Charlton and Bryan Robson, of course, who captained his country for 60 games. We're very proud.' [LNB] Man United 5 Portsmouth 0: Rooney the catalyst as five-star Reds hit topRolls-Royce Rio: He's the captain players respect, says Jamie RedknappManchester United lead Everton in chase for Norwegian defender Hovland [LNB] [LNB]
