Wayne Rooney has insisted the showdown at Arsenal is far over a shootout between him and Robin van Persie. With thirty-nine goals between them, it's simple to ascertain why several feel whoever comes out on high in their personal duel on Sunday can verify whether or not Manchester United or the Gunners collect all 3 points at the Emirates Stadium."It isn't concerning me and Van Persie," Rooney said. "It is concerning us against Arsenal. There are lots of high strikers within the league; Van Persie, Sergio Agüero, Yakubu Ayegbeni are taking part in very well. Van Persie has scored lots of goals and he are the largest threat."It will be the primary meeting between the clubs since United's 8-2 victory in August. Rooney, who scored a hat-trick, knew at the time it absolutely was a reasonably seismic afternoon however the true impact failed to sink in till later."We knew it absolutely was a good day for us and a foul one for them. To beat Arsenal 8-2, with the players they need got, the history of the club and also the manager, it absolutely was a good result. we tend to actually did not expect to beat them 8-2 and that i am pretty positive it will not be like that once more.
"You simply find yourself in a very zone. when we tend to we tend tont forward we perceived to be making probabilities or scoring. I wasn't very thinking of whether or not we tend to were creating history and what was progressing to get said. I simply wished to get additional goals. it's solely afterwards that you just realise what a win it absolutely was."Arsenal stay in competition for a top-four place within the Premier League, with Rooney not willing to jot down them entirely out of the title race."It wasn't simply that one result. it absolutely was the approach they started the season," he said. "They did not get the results they required and lots of stuff was said concerning them.
"But since then, they need gone on a good run and won lots of games, as any team beneath Arsène Wenger is capable of doing. I still suppose us, town and Tottenham are the 3 favourites however Chelsea and Arsenal might still have an enormous say in it."
United are wanting to Rooney for his or her forward charge on Sunday given he has twelve career goals against Arsenal, as well as his initial within the Premier League, for Everton, in 2003. He has missed his last 2 penalties however Rooney continues to be assured of taking them. "These things happen. typically you miss. it's not nice however it's not one thing I worry concerning happening once more."