BPL: Rooney shines in lacklustre Old Trafford draw with Chelsea

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Manchester United's draw with Chelsea was mission accomplished for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, who left Old Trafford with the one point they coveted; but how they would have loved to have returned home with the outstanding Wayne Rooney too.

The Manchester United striker was the sole real redeeming feature of a really poor game, a damp squib when some had expected fireworks.

Rooney worked so hard for 90 minutes, three times going close to scoring but he found John Terry and Petr Cech in indomitable form for Mourinho’s defence.

Mourinho had surprised many by starting without a recognised centre-forward, reported The Daily Telegraph, playing André Schurrle upfront, almost advertising a vacancy for Rooney who demonstrated why Mourinho wants him and why Moyes dare not risk letting him go.

Playing off Robin van Persie, Rooney linked midfield and attack, had United’s best chance of the half and never stopped showing for the ball.

He started by trying to dribble past Gary Cahill, drawing cheers from United’s fans, and immediately chants of his name from the Chelsea fans.

To the tune of Sloop John B, they sang “we’ll see you next week, Wayne Rooney, we’ll see you next week”.