Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney hits a hat-trick and Giggs reaches century mark in United stroll

Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

Wayne Rooney netted a hat-trick as Manchester United won 4-1 at bottom-placed Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Henry Winter: Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole in line to join stellar World Cup cast

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Amid all the promotional hoopla surrounding next summer, it is worth considering who could be the stars of the 2010 World Cup.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney scores hat-trick to beat Portsmouth

Daily Express (Free subscription) | yesterday

Portsmouth 1 Manchester United 4

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Portsmouth 1 Man United 4: Wayne Rooney's hat-trick ruins Avram Grant's return

Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | yesterday

Avram Grant's reign at Chelsea ended with defeat on penalties to Manchester United and his first game in charge of Portsmouth saw Red Devils forward Wayne Rooney score two crucial spot-kicks within his hat-trick at Fratton Park.

Rooney strikes lucky in penalty three-for-all

The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Avram Grant, having lost his previous match as a manager in a penalty shoot-out with Manchester United, must have thought he was enduring another yesterday. Like the one in Moscow, it took place in driving rain and ended in the misery of defeat, but the circumstances here were more controversial, Mike Dean choosing to award three spot-kicks in all, two of which Wayne Rooney converted on the way to...

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England must not pressure Wayne Rooney before World Cup, says Paul Gascoigne

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009

Paul Gascoigne has warned England not to put too much pressure on striker ahead of next summer's World Cup.

Rooney hat-trick helps Man Utd close gap

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney scored a two-penalty hat-trick as Manchester United won 4-1 at Portsmouth on Saturday to trim Chelsea's Premier League lead to two points.

Rooney hat-trick seals United win

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday

Avram Grant's reign at Chelsea ended with defeat on penalties to Manchester United and his first game in charge of Portsmouth saw Wayne Rooney score two crucial spot-kicks within his hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Fratton Park.

The man known as Avram Can't must show Portsmouth he really can | Paul Hayward

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Avram Grant's first real job in England was to keep a team at the top. His second is to lift a side off the bottom Towards the end of his short time in charge at Chelsea, Portsmouth's new manager came to be known by some as Avram Can't. If Pompey keep making and missing this many chances, the nickname will return to haunt him in the more mundane context of a relegation struggle. Had the Premier League...

Rooney hat-trick sinks Pompey

ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Premier League Review:A Wayne Rooney hat-trick piled on the agony for Portsmouth as Avram Grant suffered defeat in his first match in charge of the Barclays Premier League's rock-bottom club. Manchester City were still unable to return to winning ways as they suffered another draw against Hull.

Portsmouth 1 Manchester United 4: match report

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Avram Grant made his return to English football with defeat to Manchester United as Wayne Rooney fires hat-trick.

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Live Sport Reports: Rooney hat-trick seals United win

icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday

Avram Grant's reign at Chelsea ended with defeat on penalties to Manchester United and his first game in charge of Portsmouth saw Wayne Rooney score two crucial spot-kicks within his hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Fratton Park.

Bad start for Grant as Rooney hits the spot

The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Wayne Rooney hat-trick piled on the agony for Portsmouth as Avram Grant suffered defeat in his first match in charge of the Barclays Premier League's rock-bottom club.

Portsmouth 1-4 Man Utd

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Strangely appropriate, really, that the first meeting between Avram Grant and Sir Alex Ferguson since Moscow 2008 should be dominated by penalties. There were three here – there could have been more – and Manchester United had the better of the team in blue. Not that this one was ever close. The chasm between the Champions and the team propping up the table was unshrinkable. Grant knows...

Portsmouth 1 Man Utd 4

The Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

WAYNE ROONEY'S hat-trick ruined Avram Grant's debut as Pompey manager

Watch Besiktas v Man Utd Game LIVE Stream online for FREE

daryal267 | 15/09/2009

Manchester United take on Besiktas in this live Champions League game. You can catch all the action from this game via a live stream. Manchester United are currently 2nd in the table with 12 points. To catch all the action from Besiktas v Man Utd game then please look for directions below. Wayne Rooney and Berbatov should be lead the attack for Manchester United. Both teams will be looking to claim

Watch England v Croatia Game LIVE Stream online for FREE

daryal267 | 09/09/2009

England take on Croatia in this live group 6 game. You can catch all the action from this game via a live stream. England are currently top of the table with 21 points while Croatia are currently 2nd in the table. To catch all the action from the England v Croatia game then please look for directions below. Wayne Rooney and Jermaine Defoe should be Englands front 2 with Heskey dropping to the bench.

Watch England v Croatia Match LIVE STREAMING online for FREE

daryal267 | 09/09/2009

England take on Croatia in this live group6 game. You can catch all the action from this game via a live stream. England are currently top of the table with 21 points while Croatia are currently 2nd in the table. To catch all the action from the England v Croatia game then please look for directions below. Wayne Rooney and Jermaine Defoe should be Englands front 2 with Heskey dropping to the bench.