Rooney takes centre stage as O'Shea skippers

Man Utd 1 Birmingham 0

Rooney takes centre stage as O'Shea skippers
Sun, 16 Aug, 2009 - 17:03

Man Utd 1 Birmingham 0

Wayne Rooney stepped out of Cristiano Ronaldo’s enormous shadow to ensure Manchester United began the defence of their Premier League title with a victory over Birmingham today.

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