Rooney has looked off the pace all season and, given the big chance to score against, uh, Northampton last night, still came up short. He went on to become the assist-king, delivering 22 passes that lead to goals in his first two seasons. The source told the Sun: Being a lifelong Sunderland supporter, it was a poor sight to see. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Arsene Wenger developed trust in French winger Robert Pires that meant he. ore Football NewsThe unexpected guestIn today's Striker, Nick is welcomed to Florida at gunpoint - but there's a bigger shock in store. s second half goal wins the title for Arsenal at Old Trafford in 2002ARSENAL had finished as runners up to United for three consecutive seasons after winning a maiden Premier League title. Getty Images6Give Wayne Rooney a break and Man United can benefitThe 2-1 derby loss to Man City was breathless but against Watford Roo looked stodgy and out of ideas. Thats what I want to do, just get my head down and play football. So it was natural that Neville, summing up United’s 3-1 EFL Cup win at Northampton, should analyse his performance. NANI has backed Wayne Rooney to prove his critics wrong and show his best days are ahead of him.