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Ryan Giggs expecting Manchester United star Wayne Rooney to hit more goals after ending drought
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30 Aug 2010 13:16:00
By Zack Wilson
Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs is in no doubt Wayne Rooney will recapture his goalscoring form from last season after the England striker netted his first of the current campaign against West Ham United on Saturday.
Rooney ended a lengthy goal drought, that had stretched into the end of the last campaign, with his effort from the penalty spot. Giggs feels that getting a goal early on this season will help him settle any lingering anxieties he may have had over his form.
“It’s only the third game of the season, and he’s only played in two of them," the Welshman told United's official website.
"But a goalscorer is a goalscorer and, especially with the season he had last year, he was keen to get off the mark.
"I’m sure he’ll start putting the ball away quite regularly now."
However, Giggs insists that the burden of finding the net cannot only be left to Wayne Rooney, and he was encouraged by Dimitar Berbatov and Nani's goals on Saturday against West Ham United.
"We can’t just rely on Wayne like we did last season," he told MUTV.
"Berba has started on fire - in the games so far, he’s had a lot of chances and he’s putting them away.
"But everyone needs to chip in, midfielders, defenders, everyone. As a team, we need to score a lot more goals from different areas on the pitch."
Giggs has been pleased with the way in which the Red Devils have begun this campaign, although he admits that there is room for improvement after the draw with Fulham.
"We’d have liked nine points out of nine, but it’s not to be," he added.
"In our two homes games, we’ve played some really good stuff which is pleasing.
"We know we could be in a better position, but the last two years we’ve lost at Fulham, so maybe we should look at that as a point gained."
Giggs has also hailed the form of blossoming winger Nani after his man of the match performance against West Ham.
He said: "It was a really good performance from Nani.
"His positional play was good. He was staying out wide and getting the crosses in.
"He scored a goal and made one. He could have had a few more.
"I was really pleased for him. He deserved man of the match."
Rooney ended a lengthy goal drought, that had stretched into the end of the last campaign, with his effort from the penalty spot. Giggs feels that getting a goal early on this season will help him settle any lingering anxieties he may have had over his form.
“It’s only the third game of the season, and he’s only played in two of them," the Welshman told United's official website.
"But a goalscorer is a goalscorer and, especially with the season he had last year, he was keen to get off the mark.
"I’m sure he’ll start putting the ball away quite regularly now."
However, Giggs insists that the burden of finding the net cannot only be left to Wayne Rooney, and he was encouraged by Dimitar Berbatov and Nani's goals on Saturday against West Ham United.
"We can’t just rely on Wayne like we did last season," he told MUTV.
"Berba has started on fire - in the games so far, he’s had a lot of chances and he’s putting them away.
"But everyone needs to chip in, midfielders, defenders, everyone. As a team, we need to score a lot more goals from different areas on the pitch."
Giggs has been pleased with the way in which the Red Devils have begun this campaign, although he admits that there is room for improvement after the draw with Fulham.
"We’d have liked nine points out of nine, but it’s not to be," he added.
"In our two homes games, we’ve played some really good stuff which is pleasing.
"We know we could be in a better position, but the last two years we’ve lost at Fulham, so maybe we should look at that as a point gained."
Giggs has also hailed the form of blossoming winger Nani after his man of the match performance against West Ham.
He said: "It was a really good performance from Nani.
"His positional play was good. He was staying out wide and getting the crosses in.
"He scored a goal and made one. He could have had a few more.
"I was really pleased for him. He deserved man of the match."
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