Wayne Rooney impresses again in DC United victory

The 32-year-old, who joined from boyhood club Everton in the summer, scored either side of the break as Ben Olsen’s men ran out 4-1 winners.

The result took them off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, with Rooney yet again playing a leading role.

Perfectly timed. Perfectly placed. @WayneRooney levels the game! 🎯 #DCvPOR https://t.co/Ge8zNttTQ3

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 16, 2018

On Sunday his last-ditch tackle deep into stoppage time prevented Orlando from grabbing a late winner, before then launching a sublime long ball into the path of Luciano Acosta to nod home and seal all three points for the hosts.

And there were yet more heroics from the former England captain on Wednesday, as he added another two goals to his tally for the season.

The first just came before the interval with DC United trailing the game 1-0. Rooney got on the end of an excellent through ball from Yamil Asad before showing the type of composure he has consistently showed for club and country throughout his career – with a trademark finish into the bottom right-hand corner.

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And Rooney wasn’t finished there, as he all but sealed a crucial victory for DC – adding a third with a superb free-kick to make it 3-1 following Oneil Fisher’s effort.

Darren Mattocks put the gloss on the scoreline with another goal in injury-time as DC clinched another league win.

Rooney and co can make it three wins in a row on home soil should they see off New England Revolution on Monday.