(Reuters) - An angry Wayne Rooney was adamant last weekend that his critics in the media were trying to write his sporting obituary. On Thursday, he picked the moment to demonstrate that reports of his footballing demise had been greatly exaggerated.
With one bravura goal and another magical 'no-look' assist in the crucial 4-0 Europa League victory over Feyenoord at Old Trafford, England's one-man footballing soap opera took a fresh twist after the most turbulent of weeks even by the 31-year-old's dramatic standards.
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