While Ferguson likes to play down the potential feat, Rooney admitted:
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I’m from Liverpool and grew up as an Everton fan so to be part of the team that overtake Liverpool would mean so much.”
With a characteristic late win over Bolton on the weekend, everything is falling into place for United in this season’s title race, and the Scot boasted his team’s resilience and never say die attitude plays a huge role:
“No other club in the country has got that. We are fantastic at gritting our teeth and getting something out of a dead or a lost situation.”
