Wayne Rooney is back to his best and can help Manchester United win silverware this season, according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
The England striker only has five goals this season but will provide the Wolves defence cause for concern on Saturday after putting poor recent form behind him by scoring twice in United’s 3-1 win against Aston Villa on Tuesday.
Ferguson said: “Hopefully – and there’s every chance with scoring the kind of goals he scored the other night – he’ll take off.”
“Goal scorers are like that and hopefully that’s what we’re going to see with Wayne. He’s got 14 league games, European games and FA Cup games to go – he could easily get a good average.”
“What Wayne has always had is a fantastic energy to play in a game. He’s always committed to doing his best. The bonus is, as we saw the other night, he got two goals.”
“Last season he was very consistent, but in the previous years he has scored in clutches of five or six games. But if he can get the consistency of last season then we are going to benefit from that.”
Ferguson has no injury concerns ahead of the trip to Molineux, with full-back Rafael (concussion) and midfielder Darren Fletcher (eye problem) both returning to fitness.
Ferguson confirmed: “Rafael should be OK; he has trained and he should be available against Wolves.”
