Man Utd boss Ferguson admits rapping Rooney for spotkick miss
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he rapped Wayne Rooney over the knuckles after victory against Liverpool.
Rooney saw his first-half penalty saved by Reds No1 Pepe Reina before managing to turn in the rebound.
Ferguson hailed the form of red-hot Rooney but said he made an error when he had his penalty saved before following it in. He said: "Wayne said to me he changed his mind. So I said, 'Never change your mind'.
"He went the other way but he got the rebound."
It was Rooney's 33rd goal of an incredible season for the United and England star.
Fergie said: "He has always been a good player but lately he has taken a massive leap forward in his development.
"Moving him further forward to threaten more in the box has undoubtedly helped his goalscoring but it also has to be said that Wayne has practised more after normal training and it has greatly improved his movement.
"We encourage all the players to practise after a training session and they are responding and looking upon it as a normal thing to do.
"Sometimes you get rewards when you do that and I think that's what we are seeing now with Wayne."
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Manchester United | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | 12:45 |
| Fulham | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | 15:00 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Wigan Athletic | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Sunderland | Arsenal | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Everton | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | 15:00 |
| Swansea City | Norwich City | 2 - 3 | 15:00 |
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | - | 15:00 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle United | 5 - 0 | 17:30 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 5 | 13:30 |
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | 0 - 1 | 16:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 60 |
| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Norwich City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| Swansea City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Fulham | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 30 |
| Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 30 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 20 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -27 | 19 |
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Comments (15)
come on you lilifools....please! you want to compare, compare the present!...stop going back in time like some time machine....
get real....liverpool is shit....NOW that is...not when the tvs black n white...wake up fools.....sigh...everytime this topic comes....you lilifools only can talk about your history...and i repeat...its HISTORY...meaning...its OVER!!!
PRESENTLY.....what do you have?? oh, NO premier league title since it started in 1992?? even blackburn rovers has 2!!!! european cups since the 90s??? 1??? man utd has TWO!!!
oh i forgot to tell you...we have MANY premier league titles....so shut the ***** up!
LOL Agger. It must hurt having to reminisce all the way back to black and white tv to remember the last time Liverpool won anything.
lmao if it was so easy why didnt u win it 4 times b4 1999 then? hahahaha ***** face 1:0 or 5:3 take it or leave it
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