And by the time he sold Ronaldo, he had another ace up his sleeve: Wayne Rooney.
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Steve McClaren's side looked on course to qualify courtesy of Wayne Rooney's spectacular 29th-minute volley.
The commander, a vocal Wayne Rooney fan, finally drops us off at a hotel in Astara.
Nike Soccer, for example, endorses Wayne Rooney, who has roughly 9.8 million facebook followers.
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Michael Carrick was absolutely magnificent playing in front of the back four - but Wayne Rooney was the story.
Ferguson can pick from Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Nani and eventually Tevez, up front.
Villa wanted a penalty when Nemanja Vidic challenged Agbonlahor before Wayne Rooney miscued in front of goal.
The Bulgarian headed home Wayne Rooney's cross early on and United dominated the match from that moment.
But Wayne Rooney, who has scored 18 goals this season, hopes their partnership will continue "for years".
Wayne Rooney doubled the lead after 87 minutes, cracking in an Anderson cross with an exquisite half-volley.
Mr Blair called him the "Wayne Rooney of the cabinet" (probably not the compliment it once was).
The summer saw big-spending in the transfer market, with Wayne Rooney the central figure in the drama.
But despite the intense scrutiny of his every action, very little is actually known about Wayne Rooney.
Wayne Rooney, who missed a second half penalty, scored the only goal of the game after nine minutes.
And by the time Ronaldo left, Ferguson had turned Wayne Rooney into the focal point of the side.
England striker Wayne Rooney scored his first international goal since a 4-2 win over Croatia at Euro 2004.
Wayne Rooney curled in United's second after a Ronaldo back-flick as Bolton were left seething over the penalty.
Wayne Rooney drove in the equaliser after Ricardo Carvalho's error to put United back in the driving seat.
Emile Heskey has been given the nod ahead of Jermain Defoe and will partner Wayne Rooney in attack.
Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard among others have also broken one of theirs.
Sigue ganando en la Liga Premier y Wayne Rooney se ha reencontrado con el gol y el buen juego.
Six minutes later, Cole prodded home his second from Wayne Rooney's pass.
Wayne Rooney got the ball rolling with a clipped finish from Rafael da Silva's cross, before Michael Carrick swept in.
Uefa banned Wayne Rooney for two matches on Tuesday for sarcastically applauding referee Kim Milton Nielsen after he was booked.
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Wayne Rooney's shot smashed against the underside of the bar as United hit back, while Ryan Giggs also went close.
Like the rest of the nation, Butcher is waiting expectantly on the results of the scan on Wayne Rooney's foot.
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"The altitude training is going well, " the Chelsea captain told the Prince, who also addressed Capello and star striker Wayne Rooney.
Earlier Wayne Rooney capitalised on a shocking blunder to bring United level after Porto produced an early warning of their intentions.
England went ahead through a spectacular volley from striker Wayne Rooney but Roman Pavluchenko equalised for Russia from the penalty spot.
Cristiano Ronaldo is recovering from ankle surgery leaving only Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez as viable options for Ferguson up front.
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