By Andrew Kennedy
2 Apr 2011 18:51:00
EPL,West Ham United v Manchester United, Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has praised fellow strikers Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov, after the current Premier League leaders secured a 4-2 victory against West Ham.
United had found themselves behind at half-time thanks to two Mark Noble penalties, yet a second Rooney hat-trick put them ahead before a Hernandez tap in secured the three points.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Rooney said: “It’s a difficult place to come Upton Park, we were encouraged from the first half and knew if we scored the first goal in the second half we had a chance and could get more.
“The manager Sir Alex Ferguson said ‘just keep going’.
“Hernandez and Berbatov came on and did well. They were good substitutions and helped us win the game.”
The England striker’s second goal levelled the game at 2-2, and brought another milestone for the 25-year-old with his 100th league goal for Manchester United.
Yet it was his 101st goal which proved to be most vital, as the former Everton man slotted home a dubious penalty to give his side the lead.
“To score the goal that put us in front is good,” he continued. “We knew we were going to win the game then.
“I’d been working all week on penalties against Robert Green on England duty and stuck to that and I’ve sent him the wrong way.”
