Fortunately for Rooney, manager Jose Mourinho's anger over the matter is said to have been directed at the FA, for allowing the striker to go off the rails, rather than him. Dropped by first Mourinho and then interim England manager Gareth Southgate, Rooney managed to force his way back into the starting XI for both club and country. As a swaggering 16-year-old with Everton, he scored his first ever Premier League goal against Arsenal in 2002 and they were also the victims for his first United league goal and 100th league goal overall. But although the historical omens would appear to favour United, the form and the momentum belong to Arsenal. Whereas United have won just two of their last eight league games, Arsenal have won seven of their last nine, drawing the other two.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2016 03:46 UTC