Manchester United vs. Manchester City: Wayne Rooney Proves Why He's a Superstar

Wayne Rooney is one of the best soccer players in the world, and if you need proof of that look no further than his performance against Manchester City that knocked the Citizens out of their defense of the FA Cup.

Rooney is just dangerous, that is probably the best way to describe him.

Get him the ball, and there is no telling what he can do with it.

He can make defenders look silly off the dribble, and he knows exactly what to do with "the rock" if it's crossed over his way.

He also has one heck of a shot.

Rooney is a striker among strikers, and he once again showed flashes of brilliance against City.

Here's a segment of the game recap via ESPN Soccernet:

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United thrillingly led 3-0 after a remarkable first half in which Rooney headed the opening two goals, Danny Welbeck added another and City captain Vincent Kompany was sent off.

City hit back after the break with goals through Aleksandar Kolarov and Sergio Aguero, but United, for whom Paul Scholes came out of retirement to make a substitute appearance, held on to end City's cup defence in the third round.

The game, played on a greasy surface in continual drizzle, more than lived up to all the pre-match hype. At one stage it seemed United were on course to avenge their 6-1 thrashing last October in the most incredible fashion but City's recovery left them to settle for a narrow win.

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There was no doubting that this matchup between the two Manchester rivals was huge, and United needed Rooney to play big if they wanted to come away with victory.

Credit City for making a comeback, but when all is said and done United came away as the superior team.

Credit Rooney and his two goals for that.

He came up big and put the team on his back, and that's something we've seen him do throughout his career.

United doesn't win without him, it's literally that simple.

Rooney once again proved why he's one of the premier superstars of world football.