Rangers 0 Man Utd 1 (UCL)

 Rooney's  BACK!!!

Wayne Rooney scored a late penalty - only his third goal in 23 matches - to send Manchester United into the round-of-16 in the Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Rangers at Ibrox. Just when it looked as though the Scottish side were set to frustrate United for the second time in the tournament, Rooney struck after Fabio had been felled by Steven Naismith.

All eyes were on Rooney - making his first start since a dramatic U-turn over his future - before kick-off, but he was a peripheral figure during a first half that followed the pattern of the previous match between the sides. Rangers set up camp on the edge of their own area and invited United to find a way through the imposing wall of blue shirts.

They couldn't manage it in the opening 45 minutes - the closest they came was when Rooney glanced a header onto the crossbar - and the best two chances fell to the home side, as Kenny Miller - twice - failed to show the composure required to steer the ball past Edwin van der Sar. First the Scottish striker looped a header wide of the post when unmarked six yards out, then he poked a shot at the Dutch 'keeper's legs when clean through on goal.

The stage was set for United to make a statement of intent in the second half as they looked to ignite a season that has yet to scale the heights. They laid down a marker with two dangerous attempts in the opening 15 minutes as Carrick and Berbatov stung the palms of Scottish 'keeper Allan McGregor, reportedly a target for Sir Alex Ferguson.

But United were unable to sustain that momentum, with wild attempts on goal from well outside the penalty area betraying their difficulties. Just when it seemed as though they would be forced to settle for a draw, Naismith's boot made contact with Fabio's face in the area as he stooped to head the ball. Rooney scored the spot-kick, meaning United will now top the group if they avoid defeat in their final game at home to Valencia.

-reports from espn.co.uk

Yeahhaaaa....Wayne Rooney is back with a goal and he played with hunger!!! Rooney skor goal yg ke150 dalam karier nya pada minit 87 melalui sepakan penalti selepas Fabio di jatuhkan oleh Naismith!! Ini juga merupakan Clean Sheet ke 5 berturut-turut Man Utd dalam UCL musim ni..what a GREAT statistics!! So lepas ni Man Utd boleh la relax sikit coz telah layak utk ke pusingan kedua Februari nanti!!Hope to see more of Wayne Rooney after this game..Glory glory Man Utd!!