Rooney Wants World Title

Wayne Rooney insists the Reds will go all out for victory in the FIFA Club World Cup after touching down in Tokyo on Monday.

The Reds’ striker is part of the 23-man squad that travelled to Japan in a bid to be crowned world champions.

Sir Alex’s men face Gamba Osaka in Thursday’s semi-final, with the winner playing either Mexican side Pachuca or LDU Quito of Ecuador in the final on Sunday.

The Reds are strong favourites to win the tournament and Rooney is determined to ensure that come next Sunday, United really are on top of the world.

“Our main objective at the start of each season is to win every competition we're involved in. To come back as world champions would be a fantastic achievement and something we’d be really proud of,” he says.

“We know it won’t be easy because we're up against some good teams. But we’re well prepared - we’re coming up to the halfway point of the season and we all feel pretty fit.

“These are the games we want to be playing in and hopefully we can win it.”

Should United end the tournament victorious, Rooney insists he’ll be savouring every precious moment.

“I remember Giggsy saying after we won the Champions League this year that he enjoyed this one more than ’99 because when he was younger he didn’t take it in as much as this one,” explained the 23-year-old.

“After hearing that, I’ve really tried to take everything in and enjoy things as much as I can, and I’ll do the same in Japan.”