Rooney frustrated again as Man United draws with Newcastle

The problem United now have is that they can’t expect Depay to do it every game as he will not be able to.

The depth which United have in the striking department at the beginning of this season is poor and something needs to change in order for United to score more goals.

This means that number one goalkeeper David de Gea will once again be resigned to the stands as his future remains uncertain, while Phil Jones will be rested as he recovers from an injury and Marouane Fellani serves the rest of his three-game ban. These questions seem ludicrous considering last season everyone wanted Van Gaal to play Rooney as his main striker. While the team had momentum, Wayne Rooney did not and was therefore under pressure to end his long stretch of games without scoring a goal – which is now 10 games. “The performance today was better though”. One more week in the transfer window and it could be an interesting one.

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Chicharito had the best chance of the game after coming on late into the match, but Tim Krul pulled off a good save with his feet to deny the Mexican a first goal since returning to Manchester from Madrid. Bournemouth had an early goal disallowed for a foul in the area but they looked frail defensively at set-pieces. In his first start for the club, Aleksandar Mitrovic managed to not get himself booked and actually offered up a level, consistent performance that will likely see him carrying on in a starting role moving forward.

Sunderland and promoted Bournemouth, occupying the bottom two places in the table, search for their first points against Swansea City and West Ham United respectively.

Memphis Depay, the hero on Tuesday night in the Champions League play-off 3-1 win over Club Brugge, will be hoping to bring over that form in the league as he starts on the left wing again and will be a major threat to the Newcastle United defenders.

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Rooney and his Three Lions team-mate will be back in action next month when they face Euro Qualifiers against San Marino and Switzerland. Benteke is looking ever more unsafe as the weeks pass and could Monday be the night he conjures up some magic for his new club? “But I just don’t think everybody is chipping in to the goal count which is what you need”. I know when I don’t play well and against Aston Villa I was below my standards.