Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says his teammates are delighted after victory over Liverpool.

Rooney said: "It's always nice to beat Liverpool and it's opened up a bit of a gap now at the top of the league. I'm delighted with the win. I know the goals will come [for him personally] - I'm not too concerned with that."

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has hailed the squad's depth after their 4-0 FA Cup drubbing of Arsenal.
Rooney said: "Last season we had to play all the players in every game.

"But this season you see Scholesy getting a rest - and at the end of the season that (resting players) could be very crucial.

WAYNE Rooney knows the weight of history is on United's 2008 European Cup campaign - Sir Bobby Charlton has spelt it out!

Munich survivor and Old Trafford ambassador Charlton has told the current players the appropriate tribute they can pay to the tragic Busby Babes is to win the club its third European Cup in May.

Carlos Tevez admits Manchester United fans are still to see his very best.

Tevez is happy at Old Trafford and has nothing but praise for his team-mates as they continue to challenge for the Premier League title.

Rio Ferdinand has praised United's talismanic duo Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo for their recent performances, but he warns that the pair must maintain their form in order to fire the Reds to glory this season.

Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United have what it takes to win both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League this season.

The England striker, who is set to return from illness in the New Year's Day match against Birmingham, believes United's squad is strong enough to maintain a challenge on both fronts.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admits they want to reach the Champions League final this season.

"Hopefully, we can go one step further than we did last year and get to that final," he said. "Then, anything can happen.

"We want to win the Champions League and we want to win the Premier League. Hopefully we can do that this year."

A much-changed Manchester United side earned a draw against Italian giants Roma to protect their unbeaten record in the Champions League this season.

With United already having won Group F and Roma having qualified in second place the game had an eerie start, with the opening 20 minutes dreadfully apathetic.

Manchester United overcame Derby's resilience to move within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Derby's lack of a serious attacking threat was always going to limit their hopes of upsetting the champions. And United's midfield, which included Michael Carrick as a late replacement after Owen Hargreaves was injured in the warm-up, gradually took a grip on the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Manchester United see off Fulham and move second, closing the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to three points.