Rooney eyes best ever tally

United frontman in the form of his life

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is confident he can achieve his best ever goal tally for a season having helped himself to a hat-trick against Portsmouth.

Avram Grant's first match in charge of Pompey was overshadowed by the form of the England man, as his treble eased United to a 4-1 victory at Fratton Park.

Rooney, who scored twice from the penalty spot, now has ten goals to his name this season; a campaign in which he has perhaps stepped from Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow to establish himself as the club's most important player.

His best ever campaign is back in 2006/07, when he scored 23 in all competitions. It is a figure he is confident he can eclipse this term.

"Taking penalties my tally should be a lot higher," he told the club's official website.

"Thankfully, I've scored two of them today. It's a great feeling to score a hat-trick, an amazing feeling."

Giggs praise

United's other goalscorer on the South Coast was the evergreen Ryan Giggs, whose second-half effort was his 100th Premier League goal.

Giggs turns 36 on Sunday and Rooney admits he is staggered at the level of consistency the Welshman achieves week on week.

Unbelievable

"If you'd have looked at him playing today you'd never have thought he was anywhere near 36. More 26," he told Sky Sports.

"The way he conducts himself, his performances are just unbelievable."

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Kenneth Ojiambo (Manchester United fan) says...

Rooney is a great football fighter and can achieve more at his work rate and I am always assured of success whenever he is on the lineup for a match. Giggs is still another force to reckon with looking at his age and he may still play games to come before hanging up his boots so more are to come from him. The whole squad is working hard as well at the moment. I wish you guys success in trying to make history in English football thus winning 4 titles in a row and make the fans forget the Ronaldo era. MAN U FOR LIFE

Posted 09:08 29th November 2009

Patrick Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...

At the end of the day, Rooney is the most overrated player at the current time...he is/was young and English but truly how many big games has he ever influenced. Compare him with Drogba, Lampard, Van Persie, Fabregas, Torres, Gerrard...big games big players...Rooney is lagging in comparison

Posted 05:29 29th November 2009

Tom G (Manchester United fan) says...

Wayne Rooney - What a talent. Determination, guts, bravery, skill, tenacity, effort, work-rate, the list goes on. The goons who dare to even mention Carlos Tevez in the same breath as Wazza are deluded. Tevez is now showing at City why he wasnt signed up at Old Trafford. He is nowhere near good enough. As for Rooney, the guy just might be the catalyst for an repeat of 1966 next summer. Well done lad!

Posted 23:25 28th November 2009
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