Bouncing back from their derby blues, Wayne Rooney is determined to help Manchester United win the Premier League title – and win it in style.
Rooney scooped the man of the match award in United’s victory over Stoke City, impressing his boss Sir Alex Ferguson and supporters alike from a central midfield role.
And the England international admits losing to rivals Manchester City has spurred him and his teammates on to hunt down Chelsea’s record Premier League points tally.
“The derby was horrible really,” he told MUTV. “No matter how many points clear we were, it was a derby game we wanted to win and unfortunately we didn’t do that.
“The next best thing to do was show we could respond to that, come to Stoke and get three points.
“The manager us before the game that the season started today and we’ve now got six to go – we have to go for all of them.
“I think if we win them all, we get a record in our pockets, so it’s a good aim, a nice target for all of us to achieve.”
The Britannia Stadium has notoriously been a difficult trip for Ferguson’s outfit, but the Scot collected his 900th win as United boss, despite Rooney confessing the conditions made things difficult.
“It’s difficult coming here and the conditions were dreadful really,” Rooney added.
“It was probably the most wind I’ve played in, so we had to deal with it, be disciplined and give a good performance. We did that and thankfully we got the three points.”
Seven points from their remaining six games would guarantee United a 20th league title, and the Red Devils start their run-in at Upton Park on Wednesday night.
“We’re in a great position and I’m sure every United fan and player would have taken this position before the season started,” explained Rooney.
“It’s a tough game on Wednesday, West Ham away, and it’s a massive game now,” he said. “We’ll go there and try and get the three points.
“Hopefully we can do that and then move on to the next one – we just have to make sure we move on and push ourselves over that line.”
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