{"id":423900,"date":"2011-05-14T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/14\/wayne-rooney-manchester-united-beating-liverpool-title-record-is-more-special-because-i-am-an-everton-supporter\/"},"modified":"2011-05-14T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T14:31:00","slug":"wayne-rooney-manchester-united-beating-liverpool-title-record-is-more-special-because-i-am-an-everton-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/14\/wayne-rooney-manchester-united-beating-liverpool-title-record-is-more-special-because-i-am-an-everton-supporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney: Manchester United beating Liverpool title record is more special because I am an Everton supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Joel Lamy<\/h3>\n<h4>14 May 2011 15:31:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"69.6918542337\">\n<div readability=\"14.1428571429\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL : Wayne Rooney, Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/131500\/131557_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL : Wayne Rooney, Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"40.7491727333\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1681\/wayne-rooney\">Wayne Rooney<\/a> has admitted that winning a record 19th league title with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a>, and overtaking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/98\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>&#8216;s record, is more special to him because he is a boyhood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/110\/everton\">Everton<\/a> supporter.<\/p>\n<p>The striker, who scored the penalty to claim a point against Blackburn, which took the trophy back to Old Trafford came through the academy at Goodison Park before moving to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>And having played for Liverpool&#8217;s two biggest rivals through his career, he believes overtaking their number of league titles means a great deal to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, for me personally being an Everton fan, to win the Premier League 19 times, for the whole team, for the fans, the whole club it\u2019s a great feeling for us,&#8221; he told <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning the Premier League is an incredible feeling, to get that 19<sup>th<\/sup> title, most successful English team to win the Premier League, it\u2019s a great feeling for all of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It has been a remarkable season for Rooney who handed in a transfer request early in the season only to subsequently pledge his future to the club, before scoring the goal that sealed the title.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney, though, was just relieved that he was able to help his team-mates secure the point that they so desperately wanted.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI\u2019ve had my ups and downs, but that penalty was great for the team and helped us to win the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took a long time for the referee to give it. I just had to compose myself, I knew where it was going, I\u2019ve been practising all week in training and thankfully I managed to score.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><em>Follow the Premier League <strong>LIVE<\/strong> on Goal.com:<br \/>Commentaries, Stats, Player Ratings and much more,<br \/>Visit Goal.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/live-scores\/fixtures?tab=all\">Live Scores<\/a>!<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/14\/2486191\/wayne-rooney-manchester-united-beating-liverpool-title-record-is-\" title=\"Wayne Rooney: Manchester United beating Liverpool title record is more special because I am an Everton supporter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Rooney: Manchester United beating Liverpool title record is more special because I am an Everton supporter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Joel Lamy 14 May 2011 15:31:00 EPL : Wayne Rooney, Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United Related Links Teams Players Wayne Rooney has admitted that winning a record 19th league title with Manchester United , and overtaking Liverpool &#8216;s record, is more special to him because he is a boyhood Everton supporter. 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