Friday, 19th September, 2014
Wayne Rooney has stressed the importance of training hard to get things right on the pitch for Manchester United.
The England striker recently celebrated his tenth anniversary as a Manchester United player and he has scored 218 goals in 446 appearances for the club.
Louis van Gaal anointed him as the club captain ahead of the start of the new season and Roy Hodgson also named him the England captain last month.
Reflecting on Manchester United’s 4-0 thrashing of Queens Park Rangers last Sunday, Rooney said that it is always enjoyable when the team play good, eye catching football on the pitch.
“It's great when the team are going forward, playing flowing football and scoring goals”, Rooney told MUTV.
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“Obviously it was exciting as a lot of new players were making their debut so it was an exciting game for us.
“It was good performance and a good result.”
Manchester United brought in six new signings to rejuvenate their underperforming squad this summer and Rooney admits with so many new players, training has become extra important to aid the gelling process.
The club captain stressed that the squad are working extra hard on training so that they can get things right on the pitch when it matters the most.
“We are working hard in training, trying to make sure that when we do go out on games we are playing well together.
“With so many new players we have to work things on training to make sure we do the right things.”
The Red Devils will take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Sunday in their next Premier League clash.
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