Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United's 'desire to win' was the
driving force behind their thrilling Champions League last-16 fightback
against Olympiakos at Old Trafford.
After Robin van
Persie's hat-trick sealed United's passage to the quarterfinals on a
night of high drama, Rooney admitted his teammates needed to provide a
battling display for besieged boss David Moyes.
Moyes 'was losing the support' of some United directors,
yet talk that his departure from the club being imminent can be put on
hold after they came from 2-0 down in their first leg against Olympiakos
to secure a place in the quarterfinals.
When asked whether
the United players owed their manager a performance of the magnitude on
display on Wednesday, Rooney was quick to agree with those sentiments.
"Of course we did and we owed ourselves a good result," the United striker said.
"Our
fans, the manager, everyone [deserved a performance]. This is a great
result and hopefully it can kick-start our season and be the start of
something really special.
"It was just the desire to win.
They support of our fans has been fantastic. Against Liverpool [last
Sunday] they were fantastic. They were fantastic again [against
Olympiakos] and we're delighted for them.
"This can be the start our season. Hopefully this is the start of something really special."
United
legend Ryan Giggs tried to downplay the importance of he win against
Olympiakos, but he accepted the victory was vital to lift spirits at Old
Trafford after the shock of Sunday's 3-0 defeat against Liverpool.
"Of
course there is pressure after Sunday because it was a bad performance
and bad result," stated Giggs. "We hope this is a turning point, but
we've had good performances and good results and not followed it up. We
cannot get carried away."
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