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Prior to the match Vs Benfica, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jorge Jesus rang Wayne Rooney's praises, hailing him as the best British player, and as England's answer to Pele. United fans have of course been singing it for years as Rooney continues to close in on Sir Bobby Charlton's all time goalscoring record season upon season.
"Rooney is the best British player but doesn't seem like a British player. He's like an Argentinian or Brazilian. He can decide the match in the final third and so we have to pay special attention to him." Jorge Jesus
"I think he's a typical British player. There have been British players over the last few years, maybe for the last decades, who have similar great qualities that make them great players, whether it's a [Paul] Gascoigne, George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law. The similarities are that the boy has great courage, wants to play all the time and has incredible stamina. These are added extras to the talent he has. In terms of a Brazilian, you'd say Pelé. He was a very aggressive attacker also who could look after himself, so can Rooney. They have similarities that way: strength, speed, determination, but he's white, completely white." Sir Alex Ferguson
The United hitman is certainly a wonderful talent but some remain divided on where he stands compared to other great players around Europe at this moment in time. Certainly there are times when his consistency is questionable, but this season, buoyed by his new patch of hair, he looks to have finally joined all his qualities together to morph into a playmaker and goalscorer, in the mould of a Francesco Totti. Rooney's influence and ability to win a match are beginning to remind me of Roma's favourite son even if the Italian is perhaps not quite as much of a bulldozer or aggressive in nature (spitting and a few other incidents aside). But is the Liverpudlian truly a worldclass player?
Lets hear your thoughts in this thread on our forum.
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