Source: Daily_Mail
We're no one-man band, insists Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney
Not individuals: Rooney is hoisted up in the air by United team-mates after his winner against City[LNB]Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United are not a one-man team and says it is 'nonsense' to claim he is carrying Sir Alex Ferguson's side.[LNB]The England striker headed the winner in the Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester City on Wednesday after he bagged four goals against Hull inthe Barclays Premier League.[LNB]Rooney has now scored 21 goals in all competitions this season - 14 more than theclub's next highest scorers Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen - but says he is still reliant on his team-mates.[LNB]Rooney told the Sun: 'I don't look on us as a one-man team or see it as a great burden on me, it's nonsense.[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]United are a point behind Chelsea in the title race, having played a game more, and have lost five times so far this term.[LNB] Unstoppable: Rooney has scored 21 goals in all competitions this season[LNB] But Rooney insists Ferguson's men are not on the slide and can still catch league leaders Chelsea.[LNB]He added: 'And I don't need to say too much at all to people who think that United are starting to slide.[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] Manchester United taunt City and insist: You're still losers... so our banner stays put!Is Wayne Rooney the white Pele? There's some way to go but he has the God-given potentialManchester United defender Rio Ferdinand lands four-game suspension after clash with Hull City's Craig FaganManchester United complete deal for Chris Smalling to join in the summer from Fulham MANCHESTER UNITED FC
