#6 The birth of a partnership – Rooney and Ronaldo (Man United vs Fulham, August 19, 2006)
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With Van Nistelrooy off to Madrid, the onus was on Wayne Rooney to lead the line for Manchester United. But the lead up to the 2006/07 season was anything but perfect as his altercation with United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo during England’s clash with Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup which resulted in the Englishman being send off after a foul on Ricardo Carvalho, was picked up by the media as to all was not well at United between the two young football superstars.
Ronaldo and Rooney chose to silence the doubters with a clinical display on the field in the 2006/07 Premier League season opener against Fulham at Old Trafford. Their partnership was telepathic at times as Rooney netted twice and the Portuguese scored once, finishing off a cross from the former.
United won 5-1 on the day and would go on to clinch the Premier League title that season after three years without the title. The match against Fulham was certainly a highly significant one as we saw a glimpse of what Rooney and Ronaldo could go on to achieve together for United.
