Balotelli: Rodgers insisted on playing him as a lone striker, which is not the Italian’s best position. Such statistics demonstrated his importance to the team, convincing Rodgers that he was right to trust the Brazilian to central zone of the pitch together. But if he can...
The 22-year-old reigning Masters and US Open champion stumbled to a two-over 73 which meant he missed consecutive cuts as an amateur or professional on the USPGA Tour the first time in his young career.
The midfielder, a product of the Reds youth academy, replaced Lucas in the latter stages of the game, which finished 0-0 despite both sides having a number of good chances.
Rooney went on to complete his treble in the second half, before Ander Herrera rounded off the scoring as United secured their place in Thursday’s draw for the group stages with a 7-1 aggregate success.
There was a U.S. Open meltdown on Wednesday as tennis star CoCo Vandeweghe smashed her racket to shreds after a bad start to a match. For good measure, she put up her arms to the crowd, stood and wailed the racket a fifth time against the Louis Armstrong Stadium court.