Rooney keeps title hunt alive

Man Utd 2 Arsenal 0

Despite his tender years, the 20-year-old striker produced yet another mesmerising performance at Old Trafford to put Arsenal to the sword and maintain United's hopes of wrestling the Premiership trophy from Jose Mourinho's grasp.

Rooney had woken to tabloid headlines yesterday suggesting he had racked up mammoth gambling debts, but if he was affected by the latest probe into his private life, it didn't show on the pitch.