This Rooney Renaissance is unexpected and most welcome.
Most people figured that his shift to the MLS wasn’t going to make much difference to anyone.
But what’s actually happened is that his presence in DC United has made such a difference to a team that was stuck at the bottom about a month ago,that they are dreaming now of making it to the playoffs .
Rooney has three goals and three assists in just five starts and continued his age defying exploits in United’s 3 -1 win over Timbers.
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