article_snippet: Wayne Rooney captained Manchester United against Tottenham to a 3-0 victory against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday hours after footage emerged appearing to show Wayne Rooney being knocked out cold by Wayne Rooney former team-mate Phil Bardsley in a sparring session in Wayne Rooney kitchen.
article_snippet: Here we assess Wayne Rooney's performance in the showdown that took place on the pitch.
article_snippet: Manchester United against Tottenham captain Wayne Rooney re-enacted a video of Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney boxing a former team-mate .
article_snippet: Ashley Young laughs as Wayne Rooney falls backwards as part of Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney humorous boxing celebration at Old Trafford .
article_snippet: Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini arrive on the scene to celebrate with the United captain .
article_snippet: Wayne Rooney was having a relatively quiet game until the 34th minute, when Wayne Rooney seized upon a misplaced Nabil Bentaleb pass, burst through a clutch of Tottenham players and slotted past Hugo Lloris - before celebrating by recreating the video, throwing a flurry of air punches boxer-style and then falling backwards to hit the deck.
article_snippet: Having brought the crowd to the crowd feet in that moment, Wayne Rooney showed less potency thereafter in Wayne Rooney centre-forward role, sending a few efforts off-target, at least one of which Wayne Rooney probably should have done better with.
article_snippet: Rooney waves to the crowd; Wayne Rooney goal put Manchester United 3-0 up against Tottenham in the first-half .
article_snippet: Very early on, Wayne Rooney link-up play was not coming off, a notable example being when Wayne Rooney failed to pick out Juan Mata with an attempted cut-back in the box.
article_snippet: Wayne Rooney was also not involved in either of the first two goals - but Wayne Rooney influence soon grew as Wayne Rooney produced several nice touches to help build attacks, as well as getting on the scoresheet himself.
article_snippet: Went the full 90 minutes, and while not exactly a constant threat during that time, Wayne Rooney caused plenty of problems for Tottenham in what was a commendable display overall.
article_snippet: Undoubtedly delivered one with the goal and celebration, nicely showcasing Wayne Rooney strength, technique and willingness to poke fun at Wayne Rooney all in the space of a few seconds.
article_snippet: Rooney slots the ball past Hugo Lloris to put Manchester United 3-0 up against Tottenham on Sunday .
highlights_snippet: A video emerged of Wayne Rooney which appears to show Wayne Rooney being knocked out by former team-mate Phil Bardsley .
  
highlights_snippet: Wayne Rooney scored for Manchester United against Tottenham .
  
highlights_snippet: For Wayne Rooney celebration, Wayne Rooney comically re-enacted the moment .
  
highlights_snippet: Louis van Gaal fumes over Wayne Rooney boxing video with Bardsley .
  
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