from one legend to another.
the mantle of manchester united top
scorer was passed from sir bobby
charlton to wayne rooney
before kick—off.
the club captain says finding
the back of the net is like
playing football under water,
and when you score you come up
for air and can hear the crowd.
but for much of the first
half it was wigan
making the noise.
they might be fighting
the threat of relegation
in the championship,
but they were getting close
to breaking through
the surface at old trafford.
wayne rooney appeared
to be drowning,
losing challenges you
would expect him to win.
his team—mates were not
doing any better either.
chances presented
themselves, but they could
not hit the target.
until just before
half—time when marouane
fellaini struck.
it was only his second
goal of the season, but
enough for everyone in red
to breathe a sigh of relief.
that boosted the cup
holders as they dominated
moment chris smalling
doubled the lead.
wayne rooney was not able to find