Rooney saved a certain goal at one end before setting up the winner at the other!

DC United fans are unlikely to ever forget the game as they secured a 96th-minute win thanks to a stunning sequence of play.

Wayne Rooney's move to the MLS was preidctAbly met by suggestions that he was winding down his career, but the 32-year-old showed he still has plentyy left in the tank at Audi field.

With Rooney's new side languishing bottom of the Western Conference and the game tied at 2-2 deep into stoppage time, United sent goalkeeper David ousted upfield to attack a corner.

However, that move looked set to backfire as Orlando cleared and Will Johnson raced away on the counter.

Step forward Wayne Rooney. The Evertonian proved that his legs have not yet "gone" as he ate up the ground to chase back in pursuit of Johson before ending his charge with a crunching tackle inside his own half.

Not content to have prevented a goal, Rooney then set about creating onE as he advanced forward before pinging an inch-perfect cross-field ball into the path of Luciano Acosta, allowing him to head home to complete his hat-trick and seal the unlikliest of wins. 

 

13 August 2018