Forget the game of lying in wait... Wayne Rooney has moved on and wants to play 'catch us if you can' by the weekend.
United's second scorer against Chelsea on Sunday knows that two more wins in the next five days - against Wigan and Bolton - will see the Reds go above Liverpool into first place.
"It's down to us," Wayne told MUTV. "If we win our two games we'll be top of the league.
"That might only last until Liverpool play Everton on the Monday but on Saturday night we want to look at the table and see ourselves at the top.
"Today's win against Chelsea was very important. After watching Liverpool (draw 0-0 at Stoke) yesterday, we needed to take advantage and get the win today. We've done that now so come Saturday, if we do our job right and win our two games, then we'll be top."
Rooney modestly says there was an element of luck about the goal that makes him United's clear top scorer on eleven, one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
"It was a great ball by Pat (Evra) but although I could see it as it first came in, I couldn't see it at all when Berba(tov) jumped. But I stuck my leg out and thankfully it bounced off it."
Rooney's goal plus one from Dimitar Berbatov were the rewards for United's second-half tactics. The inspiration came from seeing the opposition at close quarters at the break.
"The first goal meant that walking in at half-time we could see the Chelsea lads and their heads seemed to go down a bit," reveals Wayne.
"We knew if we could go at them in the second half, they wouldn't live with us."
Resource: manutd.com
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