Wayne Rooney can help ease the pressure on beleaguered Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and move closer to Bobby Charlton’s club scoring record if he maintains his hot streak against Stoke City in the Premier League on Tuesday.
United forgot their league woes on Friday when they won 3-1 at Championship side Derby County in the FA Cup with Rooney’s superb curling shot taking his tally to six in six games and 243 for the club, six behind Charlton.
Van Gaal’s team return to league action for the first time since losing 1-0 at home to Southampton, lying fifth in the table on 37 points – 10 adrift of leaders Leicester City and five away from the top four.
Leicester will continue their unlikely push for a first-ever title when they face 18-time champions Liverpool at the King Power. Second-placed Manchester City go to Sunderland, third-placed Arsenal host Southampton and fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur visit Norwich City.
The spotlight will be on Van Gaal, however, and Rooney is hoping he can take the heat off his Dutch manager when they face a Stoke side managed by former United striker Mark Hughes.
Stoke have lost all seven Premier League matches they have played at Old Trafford and have not won there for almost 40 years.
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