United back with a home win-Rooney.

Wayne Rooney admits it was
imperative that Manchester United
returned to winning ways on home
soil against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Having come unstuck in successive
Premier League outings at Old
Trafford against Everton and
Newcastle United, the Red Devils were
able to avoid an unwanted piece of
history on Tuesday.

Another setback against Shakhtar
would have seen them condemned to
three straight defeats in front of their
own supporters for the first time since
1962.

A nervy display in their final outing in
the UEFA Champions League group
stage suggested the players, and
manager David Moyes, were feeling
the pressure.

A solitary strike from Phil Jones was
enough to see them to a welcome
victory, though, and safely through to
the last-16 of Europe's premier club
competition as group winners.

Rooney said in The Sun of the midweek
success: "The most important thing
was to get back to winning ways and
top the group, so we've done that.

"It could have been better at times but
it was win at all costs - after the last
two games we knew it was vital.

"The campaign has been good this
year in Europe so we just have to try
and get consistency in all our games,
whether it is Europe or the Premier
League."

United head out on the road again on
Sunday as they travel to Aston Villa,
and Moyes is looking for his side to
start replicating their European form
in domestic contests.

The Scot said: "There is a different
style and you can tell the players here
are used to it. They are more than
capable of playing at this level.

"They are also very comfortable in the
Premier League, but at the moment
they are not showing it."


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