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And in terms of his discipline, Rooney must merely walk the line that divides aggression and stupidity.Most of the time Manchester’s favourite Scouser does this just fine, but he was right on the outer borders again against Gamba Osaka. thought I won the ball,’ he added. ‘I was just trying to win the ball. I thought I was unlucky with the booking. We actually had a meeting with FIFA officials and there was a long DVD on things they are going to look out for.
‘I took it on board but I think the referee got my booking wrong. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the game. After I came on it was three apiece! I was pleased we won and it
was great to score two goals.’Rooney’s part in turning this game from a comfortable, if unexciting, 2-0 win over the Asian champions into something harder to keep pace with was telling.Within seconds of him arriving in the 74th minute, Masato Yamazaki had scored out of nothing to give this semi-final a bit of an edge after headed goals from Nemanja Vidic
and Cristiano Ronaldo had put United in charge in the first half.Seconds later, however, Rooney ran on to Darren Fletcher’s pass to score with his first touch and from then on he was central to what became a rather chaotic final quarter of an hour.A header from Fletcher and then another Rooney goal - this time after running on to a Ryan Giggs through pass - gave the scoreline a 5-1 look that was hard on opponentswho had played gamely and bravelyWorryingly for United, though, Gamba were to score twice in the final five minutes as Gary Neville handled a cross from the excellent Ryuji Bando - Yasuhito Endo converting the penalty - and Hideo Hashimoto scored on the overlap in the first minute of added time.Yes, there were times when I was nervous,’ smiled Ferguson. ‘People got their money’s worth and I have to pay compliments to our opponents.Manchester United may be thousands of miles from home, in a different time zone, in an environment that bears no resemblance to the Premier League but familiar puzzles remain.
Namely, how does Sir Alex Ferguson get the best from Wayne Rooney? And how does he stop him finding trouble with referees?Rooney was in delightfully belligerent form as a late substitute to score two goals in a quite remarkable closing 18 minutes and was then booked for what appeared an unnecessary hack at Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda.
Rafael of Manchester United and Luis Bolanos of Liga de Quito fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 final match between Manchester United and Liga de Quitoat at the International Stadium Yokohama on December 21, 2008 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Manchester United defeated Liga de Quitoat by 1-0. Photo by Junko KimuraGetty Images Local CaptionRafael;Luis BolanosWo will win the UEFA Cup? Worldwide football fans are watching as the media reports UEFA Cup and gets ready for the final at Hampden.Robert Younis of Adelaide United chases the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 match between Adelaide United and Waitakere United at the National Stadium on December 11, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Junko KimuraGetty Images Local Caption Robert Younis Getty Imagesmore pics Luis Montes of Pachuca controls the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 third place match between Pachuca and Gamba Osaka at the International Stadium Yokohama on December 21, 2008 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Photo by Junko Kimur Images Local Caption Luis MontesClub World Cup 2008
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