Manchester United evening headlines as Wayne Rooney hits out at Sir Alex Ferguson tactics
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 2.Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Sir Alex Ferguson got it tactically wrong during both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.The Reds were defeated in both games by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, losing 2-0 in 2009 and 3-1 at Wembley two years later.And Rooney, who scored United’s equaliser in the 2011 final, believes the club should have approached both games in a more pragmatic fashion.He said in his Sunday Times column: “We lost two Champions League finals going toe-to-toe with Guardiola’s Barcelona, by trying to press high and get round them, which was suicidal.“I remember Alex Ferguson saying 'we’re Man United and we’re going.
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