Fergie: Rooney great in any era
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney could have excelled "in any era" and has compared the Manchester United captain to club legend Sir Bobby Charlton.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 2.32 | 61 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 2.08 | 55 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 1.68 | 55 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.42 | 51 | W3-1 | L1-3 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 1.23 | 51 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.32 | 50 | L0-2 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.23 | 49 | D2-2 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.14 | 44 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.95 | 43 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.02 | 42 | W3-2 | L0-2 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 0.90 | 41 | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.84 | 39 | W5-3 | L0-4 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 0.85 | 37 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 0.83 | 37 | W3-0 | L2-6 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 0.79 | 37 | W3-2 | W2-0 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 0.86 | 36 | W1-0 | W2-0 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 0.85 | 36 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 0.78 | 36 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.71 | 36 | D2-2 | L1-4 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 0.79 | 35 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.60 | 33 | D2-2 | W1-0 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.65 | 20 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| Sheffield United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 9th | 12th | 9th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Drawn | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Lost | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 9th | 14th | 11th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-0-3 | 3-1-2 | 2-0-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-6 | 9-5 | 6-8 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 15th | 12th | 19th |
| Goals scored | 56 | 37 | 19 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 5th | 10th | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 25 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 10th | 11th | 9th |
| Goal difference | -3 | +12 | -15 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 20th | 17th | 19th |
| Goal total | 115 | 62 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 2 | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-3 | 3-2-1 | 2-3-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 10-6 | 7-3 | 4-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 D2-2 |
W2-0 D2-2 |
L0-1 L0-2 |
| Occurence | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Sheffield United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 9th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 59 | -3 | .511 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 65 | -5 | .500 | |