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Wayne Rooney<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wayne Rooney has insisted Manchester United will want to win this season’s Europa League despite only appearing in the tournament as a result of their Champions League exit.<\/p>\n

United were sent crashing into European club football’s second tier tournament after a shock loss to Swiss side Basel last week — an embarrassing situation for a team that has played in three of the last four Champions League finals.<\/p>\n

But England striker Rooney, asked if he was looking forward to the Europa League, told a live webchat on United’s official website, said Thursday: “Definitely.<\/p>\n

“It’s a shame we’re out of the Champions League. That’s what we all want to play in.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately we went out and now we turn our attention to the Premier League and Europa League.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think the manager (Sir Alex Ferguson) has won the Europa League, so I’m sure he’ll want to win it.<\/p>\n

“Every competition we enter we want to win.<\/p>\n

“There are some good teams but we have to believe, keep working and hopefully we can go on and win it.”<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Rooney was also looking forward to the third round FA Cup tie against cross-town rivals Manchester City next month.<\/p>\n

Table-toppers City, who lead reigning champions United by two points in the Premier League, won the Manchester derby 6-1 when the teams last met in October.<\/p>\n

Rooney, speaking about the draw, said: “I was in my car at the time. I was driving from my house to Liverpool to see my mum and dad.<\/p>\n

“When I got in I put the TV on and saw the draw.<\/p>\n

“Both teams would probably rather have met each other later on but it’s a great team to play in and if you win it then you know you’ve knocked one of your main competitors out.”<\/p>\n

United beat Wolves 4-1 following their shock loss in Switzerland but a season-ending knee injury for defender Nemanja Vidic and an indefinite break for midfielder Darren Fletcher, as he recovers from a bowel condition, have left Ferguson without two key players.<\/p>\n

“The two of them are both important players for us,” Rooney said.<\/p>\n

“With Nemanja being our captain it’s a shame we’ve lost him for the season as he’s a great defender. But the younger lads have been great.<\/p>\n

“It’s a shame for Darren, too – he’s a great player and a great person.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully he gets well soon and comes back strongly for us.”<\/p>\n

\u00a92011 AFP<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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