Rooney Is No Best, But He Is One Of The Best

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson compared Wayne Rooney to Old Trafford legend George Best after his side's 2-1 win at West Ham. I believe it is incorrect to make such claims as they are two players with different playing styles and it is not right to make such comparisons so soon after the death of footballing legend. No one compared the two beforehand, so why now?

Rooney made it onto the score sheet and also set up a goal as Man Utd won by two goals to one at Upton Park. Rooney scored just after the break two put The Red Devils back on track after Marlon Harewood had opened the scoring within the first minute.

He then assisted the vital winning goal for John O'Shea as United moved up to second in the table, bringing an emotional weekend for the club to a close. Alan Pardew the Hammers manager could not put it into words how well Rooney performed.

"Maybe he deserved to wear George Best's old number seven shirt - he was that good."

These types of comment were never mentioned before Best's death, so is it right to start making these claims now all of a sudden? Have your say by leaving a comment.

Meanwhile, In Fulham’s match up with Bolton at Craven Cottage, Brian McBride scored twice to help clinch a vital victory for Fulham. The first was stabbed home due to natural strike instinct whilst, the second was a textbook volley from 18 yrds out in order to double his tally.

Bolton's only goal came from a late Sylvain Legwinski own goal but a frustrating day ended when El-Hadji Diouf was red-carded after full-time for dissent. The match ended, 2-1.

Middlesborough versus West Brom proved to be an exciting contest which finished 2-2. A late penalty from Nigerian Yakubu rescued Boro' from defeat though The Baggies would be travelling away from The Riverside rather sombre, knowing that they could have got three points from the game.

Mark Viduka opened the scoring and Nathan Ellington and Kanu scored for Albion. The final result was a fair one after both sides created ample chances and provided great entertainment on a rain-drenched day in Middlesbrough.