coogar:

let's see how they would defend it this season. your nemesis is in dortmund! we shall revisit this later in february.

Has anyone ever defended the Champions League?

Gareth Bale will be a big player for Madrid. The boy is good.

Ten-man Nikky Butt and Paul Scholes' Man Utd Under - 18 also beat Bayer Leverkusen in UEFA Youth Championship 4 - 3

dayokanu:
Has anyone ever defended the Champions League?

at least - make the final to show you are a true champion....

elampiro: Chris #Smalling stats v Leverkusen

Aerial Duels 8/8 100%
Tackles 4/4 100%
Clearances 9/9 100%
Headed Clearances 7/7 100%
Passing 31/45 69%

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Nemanja Vidic vs Bayer Leverkusen

Passes 48
Completed 100%
Tackles Won 1
Aerial Duels 6/6
Clearances 11
Interceptions 4

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Top 5 English Champions League scorers:

Rooney (29)
Scholes (24)
Lampard (22)
Gerrard (19)
Cole (18)

they shud be copping such stats only in mtches against d likes of barnsley/plymouth/oxford/colchester etc, AND NOT AGAINST D 3RD BEST TEAM IN GERMNAY!!

dademola: they shud be copping such stats only in man utd vs barnsley games

embarrassing stats and bundesliga's golden boot winner was on the pitch. it's a disgrace to bundesliga.

At the end of the day, Whether La Liga,Serie A or EPL yall still gotta watch the throne

dademola: they shud be copping such stats only in mtches against d likes of barnsley/plymouth/oxford/colchester etc, AND NOT AGAINST D 3RD BEST TEAM IN GERMNAY!!

We saw the defending Champions of the EPL finish bottom of a group comprising the Spanish,German and wait for it Dutch Champions yet the EPL champions finished bottom!!! What other metric do we need to arbitrate the uselessness of the EPL?

We also saw Man Utd the greatest team in English football finish bottom in a group with Lille,Villareal and Benfica! And just when we thought that was the height they went on and outdid themselves failing to qualify from a group with Basel,Benfica and Otelul Galatians!

Enjoy your win bro but don't get ahead of yourself

coogar:

embarrassing stats and bundesliga's golden boot winner was on the pitch. it's a disgrace to bundesliga.

Wasn't the white Pele Vudic and co on the fuels when they were mauled by Shaqiri and Basel

dayokanu:
Wasn't the white Pele Vudic and co on the fuels when they were mauled by Shaqiri and Basel

fergie didn't take that the games seriously then. by the time he knew what has happened, united got caught out & they paid dearly for it. were they not games fergie was using to blood young players & the unfit ones?

roll out the line-up of the group games we played that season & you would know fergie took the piss & i was glad he paid for it. by last season, he took the games seriously - we bagged 12 points out of 12 before pissing off the last 2 group games as usual.....

coogar:

let's see how they would defend it this season. your nemesis is in dortmund! we shall revisit this later in february.


ronaldo is a machine - another hatrick tonight! i am sure it's his 4000000th hatrick in his career. he was such in a beast mode.

He wasn't really in the game TBH

Top Passers at the center today

Touch not our rooney and do him no harm, rooney daalu nno, wazza is the king of old trafford, valencia please keep this performance going, fellaini and kagawa more playing time we will keep tearing them apart and shame to qasim elegbede of Hisoccer for castigating young's penalty and not arsenal robbery of sunderland

All of you that cursed, abused rooney, elampiro and I should better apologize out of shame. Rooney is the best

BBC post match report:

Man Utd (4) v B Leverkusen (2)


By Phil McNulty

Chief football writer at Old Trafford

Wayne Rooney reached the landmark of 200 goals for Manchester United as manager David Moyes made a winning start to his first Champions League group campaign.

17 September 2013

Last updated at 21:56

Rooney has emerged as United's outstanding performer so far this season after a summer of transfer speculation and he was the inspiration once more as Bayer Leverkusen were comfortably beaten.

The striker - still wearing protection on the head wound that sidelined him for the defeat at Liverpool and England's draw in Ukraine - put the hosts ahead in contentious fashion as the German side appealed furiously for offside.

And United had to survive a minor scare when Leverkusen captain Simon Rolfes equalised early in the second half before Moyes' side fashioned the emphatic victory their superiority deserved.

Robin van Persie's acrobatic volley put United back in front before Rooney turned on the style once more by scoring United's third and setting up another for Antonio Valencia with a pass weighted to perfection.

Omer Toprak's scrappy late second for Bayer could not take the gloss off a highly satisfactory night for Moyes on his first European adventure with United.

Rooney produced a body of evidence that only emphasised why Moyes and United were so steadfast in their refusal to consider his sale, despite the player's discontent and offers from Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Rooney's rehabilitation has been impressive and he was easily United's most dangerous performer as the Premier League champions got the three points they needed to start this Group A campaign.

He proved too powerful for the Bundesliga side to control and it would have been a familiar sight to their coach Sami Hyypia after his 10-year career at Liverpool.

Son Heung-Min was unfortunate to be shown a yellow card for a tussle with Rooney - but Leverkusen's pain was even more acute when he put United ahead in controversial fashion after 22 minutes.

Leverkusen thought Van Persie was offside in the build up but they were even more aggrieved when the referee's assistant - standing almost on top of the incident - failed to spot Valencia standing in a clearly offside position alongside keeper Bernd Leno as Rooney swept in Patrice Evra's cross.

Leverkusen showed signs of life after Rooney's goal but it was United, with Marouane Fellaini patrolling midfield effectively on his full debut, who were dictating terms and creating the better chances, with Rooney just off target with a free-kick and Shinji Kagawa's shot deflected just wide.

Rooney should have doubled United's lead, or at least given Van Persie the opportunity to do so, in a remarkable passage of play early in the second half.

Toprak's slip left Rooney clear as he rounded Leno but he decided to shoot rather than play the simplest of passes to Van Persie in front of an open net and fired his effort across the face of goal.

David Moyes began his Champions League career just as his predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson did - with a 4-2 win at Old Trafford.

It was real reprieve for Leverkusen and they took full advantage seconds later as captain Rolfes swept a precise finish past motionless United keeper David de Gea, with the help of the slightest glance off Michael Carrick, after 54 minutes.

Wayne Rooney extended his record as the most prolific English scorer in the Champions League, taking his tally to 29.

Rooney's two goals against Leverkusen was his sixth brace in the Champions League.

Leverkusen were only on terms for five minutes before Van Persie restored United's advantage with a typically athletic volley from Valencia's cross - although he was aided by a dubious attempt to save from Leno, who flapped limply at the shot as it went past him.

It effectively settled the contest and Rooney wrapped it up with a clever finish past Leno at the near post for a 200th United goal since his move from Everton in 2004.

And there was a touch of the old United flourishes when they went further in front with 12 minutes left. Rooney was instrumental once more as they broke at pace, bursting clear before providing an inviting pass for Valencia to take in his stride and drill past Leno.

Toprak scrambled in Leverkusen's second after 87 minutes - but it hardly qualified as consolation and Van Persie should have scored another only to somehow turn his effort across the face of an open goal when it seemed more difficult to miss.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24028109

Emperoh: Elampiro no go gree person hear word in another 5 days!!

Starboard, Andre, go and load 8GB!!!

Ol' boy, good advice.
We nor go hear word again.
See the above post. The guy never bath, he is already showering Rooney with praises.
Maybe with some luck, the 8GB will last a week

Rooney romps MOTM poll

Wayne Rooney was the resounding winner of our Man of the Match poll after an inspired display in the Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen.

The striker made it to 200 goals for the club after netting United's first and third goals in the 4-2 victory on Tuesday night. He also made the fourth and was impressive throughout.

Users on ManUtd.com and followers on @ManUtd voted in their thousands, with Rooney claiming 75 per cent of the votes.

Team-mate Michael Carrick praised the forward after the game, telling MUTV: "It was as good as I’ve seen him for a while. He looked sharp and hungry; his movement and touch was all there and he showed exactly what a player he is. It’s great to have him in that kind of form."

Antonio Valencia, scorer of the Reds' fourth goal, was second with 16 per cent of the votes, while Robin van Persie, who volleyed home the second, collected nine per cent.


More: Double century delights Rooney |  The Match - Rooney's spark

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2013/Sep/wayne-rooney-wins-man-of-the-match-prize-against-leverkusen.aspx

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The independent, Wayne Rooney is the hero.

ESPN: Man of the match Rooney.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/manchester-united-4-bayer-leverkusen-2-match-report-wayne-rooney-is-the-hero-as-he-joins-uniteds-200-club-8822791.html

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Rooney has won 3 man of the match in 3 starts.

coogar:

fergie didn't take that the games seriously then. by the time he knew what has happened, united got caught out & they paid dearly for it. were they not games fergie was using to blood young players & the unfit ones?

roll out the line-up of the group games we played that season & you would know fergie took the piss & i was glad he paid for it. by last season, he took the games seriously - we bagged 12 points out of 12 before pissing off the last 2 group games as usual.....

Only a toad like yourself would claim a coach didnt take crucial CL games seriously when he hasnt qualified

So what did he take serious?

dademola: so, having to come frm behind to defeat a 10man team via a penalty shootout is d definition of "molest" in d german league??. mehn!! I never knew d standards are that low in germany sha!! no wonder leverkusen played d way dey did today

Molesting in our own league is when 2 German teams are taking turns to piss on Wembley and all English clubs

Elampiro dey pop champaign mehn

Dayokanu and A40 are even shouting Leverkusen is the 3rd best team in BL.

The last I can remember, the 3rd best team in EPL held the supposedly best team in Europe to draw or Leverkusen started the match with 3players short. Abeg, look for another argument. That is totally off it

BinghiNya: All of you that cursed, abused rooney, elampiro and I should better apologize out of shame. Rooney is the best

Forgiveth them for they knoweth not what they saideth all througheth the summer break .

Did you notice no one mentioned his name when he opened the goals in the first half. No one here. Then he missed a chance and the ball went out, we conceded two minutes later, about 5 poster here quickly dug a grave. When RVP scored many again posted RVP's name and using the opportunity to rubbish Rooney despite Rooney's performance on the night. When RVP missed an empty net from less than two yards only two people managed to mention it.

Now, is it not obvious Rooney is not loved on this thread? Are they not all our players? Why hate on some?

Wait the story never finish o. See below: lol
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When he dropped to the midfield it looked it was Zidane in control. When he powered forward with speed it looked like Messi was on the run over his markers. When he ran into the box it looked like it was Ronaldo coming face to face with the goalkeeper. When he made a first touch it looked like it was Berbatov controlling ball. When he made a second touch of the ball it looked like it was Xavi or Iniester making a swift turn. At the end it was not ten men doing those things, it was not three men. It was one man whose name is Wayne Rooney.

Super Wayne Rooney, experience Wayne Rooney, Magnificent Wayne Rooney, Intelligent Wayne Rooney, evergreen Wayne Rooney, indispensable Wayne Rooney.

Let's hope he keeps the form. Let's hope United carry on greatly from here with this kind of individuals and collective performance.

All hail Man United.

See whr my mb don finish wit jst a post!
Must we always read arguements b4 making comments? Seriously, i tire oh! #angry

SailorXY: Elampiro dey pop champaign mehn

Yes o. Vindicated. That's all.

I am done with the postings. I am not going to make anyone lose megabytes. I am ecstatic.

All of them are our players. Everyone should be happy for Rooney and the team at large. A good selection, good formation and a marvelous performance against a German side.

^^ I don't think I've stated hate for Rooney's person, good player no doubt. I just felt it was better to severe chord cuz of his antics & dis-harmony it will generate in United's camp...if all is well as it appears, then why not. I think it has driven him to earn his place, which is want fans wanna see, not demanding auto spots & seeking bigger deals while being totally uninterested on events on the pitch. Let's move past feuds!
Just like I don't hate Giggs as a man, but he is impeding our progress now whether he is a legend or not
Just like I don't hate Ashley Young, but he is just not good enough to be an automatic pick on the left wing of Man Utd
Just like I don't hate Cleverley, but he shouldn't be first choice in the midfield of a team like Man Utd

Who.is next? Man citie

Possible line up for me

De Gea

Rafael. Rio. Vidic. Evra


Carrick. Fellaini


Valencia. Rooney. Nani


RVP


Subs
Lindergrad
Smalling
Chicarito
Kagawa
Cleverly
Buttner
Young

^^
....................................De gea..................
Valencia Smalling Vidic Evra
........................Carrick... Fellaini..............
Nani.............. Rooney........... Kagawa
........................ van Persie. ...........
Subs: rafael, evans, anderson, hernandez, cleverley, januzaj, lindegaard

elampiro:

Forgiveth them for they knoweth not what they saideth all througheth the summer break .

Did you notice no one mentioned his name when he opened the goals in the first half. No one here. Then he missed a chance and the ball went out, we conceded two minutes later, about 5 poster here quickly dug a grave. When RVP scored many again posted RVP's name and using the opportunity to rubbish Rooney despite Rooney's performance on the night. When RVP missed an empty net from less than two yards only two people managed to mention it.

Now, is it not obvious Rooney is not loved on this thread? Are they not all our players? Why hate on some?

Wait the story never finish o. See below: lol
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When he dropped to the midfield it looked it was Zidane in control. When he powered forward with speed it looked like Messi was on the run over his markers. When he ran into the box it looked like it was Ronaldo coming face to face with the goalkeeper. When he made a first touch it looked like it was Berbatov controlling ball. When he made a second touch of the ball it looked like it was Xavi or Iniester making a swift turn. At the end it was not ten men doing those things, it was not three men. It was one man whose name is Wayne Rooney.

Super Wayne Rooney, experience Wayne Rooney, Magnificent Wayne Rooney, Intelligent Wayne Rooney, evergreen Wayne Rooney, indispensable Wayne Rooney.

Let's hope he keeps the form. Let's hope United carry on greatly from here with this kind of individuals and collective performance.

All hail Man United.

Data monitor: 345 MB

dayokanu:
Only a toad like yourself would claim a coach didnt take crucial CL games seriously when he hasnt qualified

So what did he take serious?

that's fergie for you - he treats CL group stage like carling cup. he uses those games to increase the value of his reserve players in case he decides to sell them.

coogar:

that's fergie for you - he treats CL group stage like carling cup. he uses those games to increase the value of his reserve players in case he decides to sell them.

Absolute tosh. I'm sure you even dont believe the rubbish youre spouting

Manure played 6 games and only won 2 vs Otelul Galatians. Basel and Shaqiri comprehensively molested Vidic and friends

superstar1: Dayokanu and A40 are even shouting Leverkusen is the 3rd best team in BL.

The last I can remember, the 3rd best team in EPL held the supposedly best team in Europe to draw or Leverkusen started the match with 3players short. Abeg, look for another argument. That is totally off it

You mean after the capital punishment we delivered to them in the first leg? Guy forget that match if Bayern needed to win we would win easy

Of course you guys raised your game last night or maybe Leverkussen also played an open game and didn't park the yacht in front of goal like some English teams we know