Rooney - I'm not like Ronaldo

United striker says he doesn't think about beating Ronaldo's record

By Carla Hilton   Last updated: 14th March 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

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Wayne Rooney says he does not think about beating Cristiano Ronaldo's impressive goal-scoring record with Manchester United.

Rooney's brace against Fulham on Sunday takes his tally to 32 for the season, 10-shy of Ronaldo's record from last term.

Although initially claiming that fetecould not be beaten, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has declared his unstoppable striker a serious contender to prove him wrong.

Rooney, though, says he doesn't really think about the matter.

Goals target

"It's not something I've looked at if I'm honest," Rooney told Sky Sports.

"Obviously I want to score goals in every game.

"What Cristiano achieved was unbelievable. But I'm a different person and I wouldn't compare myself to him."

Rooney put in a superb display on Sunday as United out-classed Fulham at Old Trafford to go back to the top of the table with a 3-0 win.

Reflecting on his opener - scored within 30-seconds of the whistle in the second half, he said: "The goal lifted us up as a team, it gave us the opportunity to control the game and attack more.

"We knew today it was a big game for us and that we had to win.

"We knew we were capable of winning, we were confident because we're playing well at the moment."