Wayne Rooney scored the third goal of the day for Manchester United on Sunday to give his team a 3-0 lead over Tottenham before halftime. His celebration proved that he is very in touch with the tabloids.
Over the weekend, The Sun published a video that showed Rooney and former teammate Phil Bardsley having a playful boxing match inside someone’s house. The video ends when Rooney seemingly gets knocked out by Bardsley and hits the floor. The “fight” is said to have taken place last month, and Rooney went on to score two goals in his next game.
The friendly sparring match clearly hasn’t affected Rooney’s play. In fact, Bardsley wife says the footage cut out just before Rooney hopped up and shared a laugh with his opponent.
Seen the sun, 2 mates havin a laugh video doesn't show Wayne jumping straight up and laughing with Phil #cleveredit
— Tanya Bardsley (@TanyaBardo7) March 15, 2015
Still, there was enough buzz surrounding the alleged knockout that Rooney was clearly waiting for an opportunity to poke fun at the overreaction.
We have seen more creative goal celebrations than that, but give credit to Rooney for keeping up with current events. Given the way he has played over the last few weeks, Bardsley should knock him out more often.
H/T Deadspin
