ROONEY made sure of United's win by doubling their lead on 66 minutes following a first-half opener from Cristiano Ronaldo. However, he paid tribute to the defensive efforts of his team-mates, who frustrated Roma en route to securing a fifth consecutive clean sheet – and a 23rd in 37 matches overall this campaign.
"The defence was brilliant today and all season they've been the same so hopefully that will
continue," Rooney said.
continue," Rooney said.
"I thought we defended well as a team," he went on. "It was important to try to keep a clean sheet and then hopefully nick a goal and we did that just before half-time and it put us in a good position in the second half. We knew Roma would come out and attack us and it created a bit of space for us. We had the two counterattacks and made them count."
The United forward has now struck six goals in seven games against Italian opposition since April last year but he refused to get too carried away. "It was a good professional job to come here and
play well, and it gives us a good platform for next week," he added. "With the Champions League you never know so we'll have to go out focused and with a good attitude and then hopefully we'll see the second leg through."
Source: uefa.com
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