The Mirror
With Kiev content to sit back and adopt a policy of containment, United were encouraged to roam forward, although they were unable to turn their dominance into a goal until the halfhour mark.
Kiev's acting boss, Oleg Luzhny, was part of the Arsenal team humiliated 6-1 at Old Trafford back in 2001 [Curiously, the author fails to mention that Luzhnyy’s debut with Arsenal came at Old Trafford when Manchester United was defeated 1-2], and he was clearly keen for his side to avoid a repeat of that fate, given the defensive way in which they lined up.
Their aim of frustrating United worked up until the 31st minute when Pique nodded home his first goal for the club on his Champions League debut.
The Guardian
The United manager said he understood what Rooney had meant when the forward complained of feeling "bored" during the match. "Sometimes, when the other team is organised in defence and you are playing in a position of comfort, having almost qualified already, it can be difficult, and quite tedious, trying to break them down. Kiev came with a plan to make sure they weren't embarrassed. They played with three centre-backs and for the first 20 minutes we didn't make any openings, even though we were passing the ball quite quickly.
The Sun
A great goal and another victory was just not enough for the in-form striker [Rooney].
He complained afterwards that Dynamo Kiev had made it too easy so he was bored with the game.
Rooney does not just want to play - he wants a tough challenge, too…
“I was bored after two,” he claimed.
