An Amazing Goal, and Rooney Is King of All Manchester
Wayne Rooney said it was the best goal he had ever scored, and Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson called it the greatest strike he had seen in 25 years at Old Trafford. The opposing goalkeeper did not even budge.
Rooney put a troubled season behind him Saturday as his spectacular bicycle kick won the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, giving Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in an English Premier League game.
With his back to the goal in the 77th minute, Rooney left his feet and met a right-wing cross with a perfectly timed overhead strike that flew into the top corner.
“I saw it coming over and I thought, ‘Why not?’ ” Rooney told Sky Sports. “Nine times out of 10 they go into the stand.”
Such was the power and accuracy of the shot that Joe Hart, City’s goalkeeper, was left motionless.
Ferguson said the quality of the strike reminded him of the United great Denis Law, who scored 171 goals in a glittering career at the club.
“It was stunning,” said Ferguson, who added that even with the club’s storied history, “You’ll never see that.”
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