ISSUE 144 | 16.04.2009

Thursday 16 April 2009
Defence key for Rooney

Wayne Rooney hailed an improved defensive performance as the reason behind Manchester United FC's success as they booked their place in the semi-finals with a 1-0 win over FC Porto. "I thought we looked a lot more solid tonight," Rooney told uefa.com. "Over the last few weeks, defensively, we have been open and we've conceded a lot of sloppy goals. Tonight it was a bit similar to Barcelona [in the semi-finals] last season, where we defended very well and we nicked the goal to win the game and go through." To watch this interview as well as further reaction from Nemanja Vidić, Sir Alex Ferguson, John O'Shea, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov, click above.