Rooney rumbles~Roma in Reds win

These two sides locked horns at Old Trafford last season, and the scoreline was a staggering 7-1 to United.

But it took until the 70th minute for the deadlock to be broken this time, with Rooney latching on to Nani’s clever throughball and steering a right-footed angle drive in off the upright for the game’s only goal.

A defeat was arguably harsh on the Italians, who posed plenty of problems, with Francesco Totti the biggest threat, lifting a chip just over the bar on 49.

Nani set up a Rooney half-volley and clipped the crossbar with a deft dink on 55.

But after Mauro Esposito’s drive whistled narrowly wide of the post late on, the hosts closed out their second consecutive win in Group F.