Manchester United Football Blog

Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are two world class strikers who can turn the match on its head at any moment. A combination of the two up front seems to be perfect for a title challenge. The play making and assisting abilities of Wayne Rooney has seemed to have become greater as he has a world class finisher, Robin van Persie to feed. Both players were in form on the weekend in the 4-2 victory against Stoke City.
The two world class forwards combined well together creating a deadly strike …

United secured a 3-0 win against Newcastle United at the Sports Direct Arena last Sunday night. Set piece goals from Jonny Evans and Patrice Evra and a superb long range effort from England midfielder Tom Cleverley sealed the victory. Ferguson set up with a four four two diamond formation with van Persie and Welbeck up front and Rooney slotted into the central attacking midfield role.
Rooney showed his versatility and class as he was the catalyst in midfield providing key passes and assists. The new look midfield simply outplayed the Newcastle …