Rooney's promising start
Wayne Rooney hopes that scoring on his seasonal debut bodes well.
Wayne Rooney hopes that scoring on his seasonal debut bodes well for the rest of the campaign.The England ace netted the opening goal in Manchester United's 3-0 victory over Debrecen in their UEFA Champions League qualifier on Tuesday.
He was joined on the scoresheet by attacking cohorts Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo as United look to rid themselves of the problems which blighted last season.
Scoring goals proved an arduous task last time around and Rooney feels his burgeoning partnership with van Nistelrooy could be the antidote to last season's malaise.
"It's always good to get a goal, especially in the first game of the season," Rooney told Sky Sports News.
"Also, Ruud and Ronaldo scored so a few of us are off the mark. Hopefully, there will be plenty more to come.
"Yeah, we had a good pre-season both of us (Rooney and van Nistelrooy). We have been working hard at it in training and hopefully it'll pay off on the pitch."
Rooney was happy with United's performance against Debrecen and is looking for an away goal in Hungary to ease the club into the group phase of the Champions League.
He added: "It was a tough game. They were big and strong and set their stall out but we got an early goal.
"And some quick play by us in the second half broke them down twice. From then we've just seen the game out really.
"It's still going to be a tough game when we go out there in two weeks' time but we have got a three-goal advantage and one away goal should really clinch it."
A trip to Rooney's old stamping ground Goodison Park is next on the agenda and the forward is aiming to start the new Premiership season on a winning note.
The teenager continued: "It's a big game on Saturday, the first game of the season. It will be difficult but, hopefully, we can go there and win.
"I was happy to go back there and we will try to win and get off to a good start this season and, hopefully, go on from there."
