Fergie hails Rooney after late strike
Wednesday, 25 April 2007 08:30Alex Ferguson hailed the wonder of Wayne Rooney after the Manchester United striker fired home the last-gasp winner which makes the Red Devils slight favourites to reach the Champions League final.
After dragging United back on level terms against AC Milan with an instinctive second-half strike from Paul Scholes' inspired pass, Rooney then latched on to a Ryan Giggs through ball before lashing home a phenomenal first-time effort which sealed a 3-2 first-leg win.
Providing they avoid defeat in the San Siro next Wednesday, they will confirm an all-English meeting with either Chelsea or Liverpool in Athens on May 23. And Ferguson knows who he will have to thank.
'Wayne was a threat to Milan all night,' said the United boss.
'We played him up front on his own because we wanted to stretch their defence.
'It meant he wasn't going to get the greatest involvement in the match but he still made some fantastic runs between the two central defenders and of course, the winning goal was an incredible hit.
'He didn't take a touch on it, just hit it first-time. It was a brilliant goal.'
