Rooney leads Man Utd to victory

Manchester United have claimed a vital 3-2 win in the Champions League clash against AC Milan at the San Siro.

The victory gives them the advantage ahead of the second leg of the last sixteen game next month.

Milan largely outplayed the visitors in the first half, but failed to build on Cristiano Ronaldinho's third-minute opener. Paul Scholes scored a lucky equaliser before Wayne Rooney produced two headers in the second half to secure victory.

Milan’s Clarence Seedorf's goal five minutes from time ensured the tie could go either way on March 10.

Rooney’s goals take his season total to 25 and Sir Alex Ferguson is confident the striker can reach the 30 goal mark by the end of the season.

Devastating

The Man U manager feels Rooney’s recent goal scoring has taken him to a new level, alongside the likes of Real Madrid’s Cristinao Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

"He's in devastating form, they could not handle him in the second half. He was marvellous," Sir Alex said. 

"He could break 30. This season in particular, over the last two months, there has been a marked improvement in his game.”

David Beckham was witness to Rooney’s display. It was the England midfielder’s first match for AC Milan against his former side and he echoed Ferguson’s praise of Rooney’s performance.

"Rooney is obviously on fire again. He's been on fire for a few weeks now and I've always said he's one of the best goalscorers in the world," said Beckham.