Ferguson backing Rooney to rock at Anfield

ALEX FERGUSON has predicted Wayne Rooney will bounce back from his Champions League sending off with a performance to remember for all the right reasons at Anfield tomorrow.

Last January, Rooney shrugged off the taunts from Liverpool fans who have despised him since his Everton days by netting the only goal right in front of the Kop. The teenager’s efforts earned him a ton of abuse and a mobile phone, which was thrown at him as he celebrated his matchwinner.

Rooney can expect even more bile tomorrow, with Liverpool fans looking to pressurise the 19-year-old into further indiscretions following his midweek red card against Villarreal.