Rooney bags brace as United tops Inter
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WAYNE Rooney scored twice and Juan Mata added another goal to lift Manchester United to a 3-2 friendly victory over AS Roma in Denver on Saturday.
The triumph continued the winning start to new manager Louis van Gaal’s tenure, which opened with a 7-0 trouncing of the Los Angeles Galaxy in the opening match of United’s North American preseason tour on Wednesday.
The going was tougher against the Serie A side, but while Roma was in control early in the first half it was Rooney who opened the scoring in the 36th minute, taking a pass from Mata 25 yards out, turning and firing into the top corner of the net.
Two minutes later, Rooney set up Mata for a fine second goal, and Rooney made it 3-0 with a penalty in first-half stoppage time after Roma newcomer Urby Emanuelson had upended Danny Welbeck.
Miralem Pjanic pulled one back for Roma in spectacular style in the 75th, unleashing a lob from his own half that arched over helpless United substitute ‘keeper Ben Amos.
Francesco Totti converted a penalty in the 89th to make for an action-filled finish.
The match was part of the International Champions Cup.
The collection of preseason matches features eight European clubs all preparing for the start of their domestic campaigns.
In Berkeley, California, Inter Milan’s Argentine striker Mauro Icardi cancelled out Gareth Bale’s rocket with a penalty and then netted the decisive spot-kick in a 3-2 shootout success after Inter had drawn 1-1 with Real Madrid in their International Champions Cup clash.
Among other friendlies involving European clubs in the US on Saturday, Thierry Henry’s New York Red Bulls defeated Arsenal 1-0 in a match pitting Henry against the English club where he once starred.
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