Wayne Rooney has been speaking about Manchester City ahead of this weekend’s Manchester derby.
Wayne Rooney certainly knows a thing or two about the Manchester derby. After all, he’s the highest-scoring player in the history of this fixture.
However, Rooney didn’t always get positive results against City, and back in 2011, he was handed perhaps the most famous loss of his career.
Indeed, City beat United 6-1 at Old Trafford back in 2011, and when reminiscing on that game, Rooney reserved some special praise for one City player in particular.
Edin Dzeko celebrates after scoring vs Man United
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Wayne Rooney says Edin Dzeko was underrated
Rooney was speaking about his 6-1 defeat at the hands of City all those years ago.
The pundit noted that City did have a brilliant team back then, claiming that Edin Dzeko in particular was a player who didn’t get the credit he necessarily deserved.
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“No, City then had a good team. Dzeko doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Silva, and Balotelli was there as well. They had a good team, Toure, Kompany, Hart in goal,” Rooney said.
Edin Dzeko’s record vs Manchester United
Rooney says that Dzeko doesn’t get the credit he deserves, and he’s spot on.
Mohamed Salah has even praised Dzeko in the past, and while he doesn’t get mentioned often as a Man City legend, he was a top striker in his day.
Indeed, Dzeko turned up in some massive moments for City, including that famous 3-2 win against QPR back in 2012, and he also has a fantastic record in Manchester derbies.
Edin Dzeko’s record vs Manchester United
Games 6
Goals 4
Assists 1
Premier League record
Dzeko knew how to score against Man United, and Pep Guardiola will be hoping that Erling Haaland can follow in Dzeko’s footsteps by bagging against the Red Devils this weekend.
Dzeko may not have been at City for a long time, but, during his time at the Etihad, he certainly made a big impact.