Wayne Rooney scored a brace as Manchester United beat Bayern Leverkuson 4-2 Bayern Leverkusen: He joins the exclusive 200 club (occupied by Sir Bobby Charlton,Denis Law and Jack Rowley) as the Red Devils opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with an encouraging win over Bayer Leverkusen. Rooney put United ahead midway through the first half with a first-time effort from Patrice Evra's cross, although Bayer Leverkusen argued with some justification that an offside Antonio Valencia had impeded keeper Bernd Leno.
Still, it did not look like being a particularly memorable night for the England forward when an inexplicable failure to either tap into an empty net or provide an opportunity for Robin van Persie to do so after he had skipped round Leno was followed within a minute by Simon Rolfes' equaliser.
Still, it did not look like being a particularly memorable night for the England forward when an inexplicable failure to either tap into an empty net or provide an opportunity for Robin van Persie to do so after he had skipped round Leno was followed within a minute by Simon Rolfes' equaliser.
However, Van Persie soon restored United's advantage before Rooney entered the history books as he seized on the loose ball after Emir Spahic had got his head to David de Gea's long punt downfield and finished with ease.
It was Rooney who provided a late fourth for Antonio Valencia.
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