Marica better than Rooney, Shakhtar boss warns Celtic

SHAKHTAR DONETSK coach Mircea Lucescu has warned Celtic they will be facing a better teenager than Wayne Rooney in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Donetsk's Romanian forward Ciprian Marica, who is 19, will line up against the Hoops in Ukraine with praise of his coach ringing in his ears.

Lucescu said: "Marica is much better than Rooney. Ciprian is ambitious, has wonderful technique and is so fast.

"He has good control and could become one of the world's best players.

"I have never seen a player of his age as good as Marica. Rooney is powerful but Ciprian is more skilful."