Wayne Rooney’s New Year’s Resolution

Wayne Rooney started off the New Year with a game against West Bromwich Albion and scoring within the first few minutes of the game. This was the first goal of 2011 in the English Premier League. Rooney receive a cross from Evra which he then turned into a header with little power but lots of placement. Rooney’s last open-play goal had been in March of last year and it’s about time that’s changed.

Towards the end of the game, Rooney was victim to a tackle that ended up injuring his ankle. This is not the first time his ankle has been a problem for him, in fact it been a major problem several times. Hopefully the recovery will be quick because if Rooney continues to play as well as he did on New Year’s Day, it will definitely make up for the time lost between March of 2010 and now.

Man Utd. went on to win this game with a winning goal from Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez. United remain undefeated and at the top of the table.

(January 1, 2011 - Photo By: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport)

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