ROONEY'S 52 SECONDS GOAL!

Manchester United had to play agains Queens Park Ranger, just when everybody was getting comfortable in their sits... the red devils star, Wayne Rooney, scored the first goal of the match with this diving header just outside the 6 yard box, getting one of the fastest goals of his career.

Wayne Rooney netted his 15th goal of the season after just 52 seconds and the champions then missed a succession of chances before Michael Carrick's first top-flight goal for almost two years all but sealed the points.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson's men might have crashed out of the Champions League and Carling Cup, but they have now taken 19 points from 21 since losing 6-1 to Roberto Mancini's City side, proving they will not give up their title without a fight.

 

Ferguson would have been choking on his cornflakes on Sunday morning were he to have read a newspaper interview in which former United captain Roy Keane escalated their recent spat.

 

Keane has been particularly critical of the club's youngsters, who had another chance to prove him wrong at Loftus Road - and it took them less than a minute to strike.

 

Rooney nodded the ball out to Antonio Valencia down the right before bursting into the box and stooping to head home the winger's cross.