wayne rooney captained manchester united to a 3 0 victory against tottenham at old trafford on sunday hours after footage emerged appearing to show him being knocked out cold by his former team mate phil bardsley in a sparring session in his kitchen here we assess rooney's performance in the showdown that took place on the pitch manchester united captain wayne rooney re enacted a video of him boxing a former team mate  ashley young laughs as rooney falls backwards as part of his humorous boxing celebration at old trafford  ashley young and marouane fellaini arrive on the scene to celebrate with the united captain  did he pack a punch? rooney was having a relatively quiet game until the 34th minute, when he 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 having brought the crowd to their feet in that moment, he showed less potency thereafter in his centre forward role, sending a few efforts off target, at least one of which he probably should have done better with rooney waves to the crowd; his goal put manchester united 3 0 up against tottenham in the first half  combinations  very early on, his link up play was not coming off, a notable example being when he failed to pick out juan mata with an attempted cut back in the box he was also not involved in either of the first two goals   but his influence soon grew as he produced several nice touches to help build attacks, as well as getting on the scoresheet himself lasting the distance  went the full 90 minutes, and while not exactly a constant threat during that time, he caused plenty of problems for tottenham in what was a commendable display overall knock out moment  undoubtedly delivered one with the goal and celebration, nicely showcasing his strength, technique and willingness to poke fun at himself all in the space of a few seconds rooney slots the ball past hugo lloris to put manchester united 3 0 up against tottenham on sunday 
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a video emerged of wayne rooney which appears to show him being knocked out by former team mate phil bardsley . wayne rooney scored for manchester united against tottenham . for his celebration, rooney comically re enacted the moment . read: louis van gaal fumes over rooney boxing video with bardsley . click here for all the latest manchester united news 