Man U Kings of the World

Man UTD beat LDU Quito 0-1 Man UTD with a great finish by Rooney
The final whistle sounds and Manchester United are crowned the official champions of the world after a superb strike from Wayne Rooney gave them a 1-0 victory over LDU Quito.


Goals
73: Ronaldo lays the ball off for Rooney on the left side of the area and the England striker finds the far corner with a tremendous finish to give Manchester United the lead.

Well, its good to see an English team, the best in the world. Where the best teams are

Roo fires United to world domination
United were always the dominant force in Sunday's Club World Cup final with the Ecuadorians, even after Nemanja Vidic had been sent off four minutes into the second half for a petulant elbow.

And Rooney ensured the Red Devils got the reward they deserved when he curled home the winner 17 minutes from time after Cristiano Ronaldo had supplied the final pass.

It is the first time an English club have won the tournament in its expanded form and the second time United have been crowned best on the planet following their victory over Palmeiras in 1999.

Any doubt over the tactics Quito would use against the Champions League winners were dispelled inside the opening five minutes.

First Claudio Bieler waded into Ronaldo with a dangerous tackle that rightly brought a yellow card, then the Ecuador outfit camped in their own half, content to let United come to the edge of their box but no further, using whatever means they could to achieve it.

Quito's defence was by no means watertight but, not for the first time this season, United failed to make their superiority tell.

Rooney powered two thunderous efforts towards goal that Jose Cevallos managed to deal with, the first time convincingly, the second far less so.

From then on, Rooney was the link man as chances began to pile up.

Park Ji-Sung was one culprit, driving an angled shot straight at Cevallos before lifting a close-range shot over the bar after Rafael had picked him out with a superb crossfield pass.

It was the type of opportunity Ferguson has been imploring the South Korean to take as he gets into similar positions so many times but for a poor net return.

The same could also be said of Carlos Tevez.

Three times Tevez found himself in sight of goal but on each occasion he was denied, Cevallos particularly impressive in pushing away a header the South American guided towards the corner from Ronaldo's cross.

The prospective world footballer of the year was a muted force in attack. He did bring a few appreciative howls from a capacity crowd as he danced through the Quito midfield but the physical nature of the opposition ensured he never really got a clear sight of goal.

As Ferguson delivered his interval team-talk, he must have warned his team of the danger that lurked if chances continued to be spurned.

If so, his words had even more resonance four minutes after the restart as Vidic was sent off.

The flashpoint came as Vidic and Beiler wrestled on the floor as they tried to get to their feet.

Suddenly Bieler was rolling around clutching his face and referee Ravshan Irmatov was brandishing a red card.

TV replays showed Vidic had used an elbow, although as Bieler looked in no trouble as he re-entered the fray, it did not appear the damage was too serious.

Tevez was not happy at being substituted, snatching his tracksuit top and kicking out in frustration at the dug-out after appearing to spurn Ferguson's explanation.

Yet Quito failed to press home the advantage of an extra man, van der Sar denying Alejandro Manso and William Araujo during sporadic attacks.

In contrast, even with 10 men, United kept pushing and 16 minutes from time duly received their reward.

Carrick supplied a superb pass for Ronaldo, who instead of going for goal himself, fed Rooney to his left and his shot

was precise and out of the reach of Cevallos.

Van der Sar needed to make a flying save to deny Alejandro Manso in the final minutes and even Tevez was off the bench as the celebrations began.

Rooney delighted to be big in Japan
Rooney slotted home the only goal of a game which United dominated, even after Nemanja Vidic had been sent off four minutes into the second half for an elbow on Claudio Bieler.

Rooney ensured the Red Devils got the reward they deserved with a clinical strike from Cristiano Ronaldo's pass 16 minutes from time.

Rooney told Five: "It's fantastic. It's a great achievement by us. We are really delighted and proud that we are the world champions."

Rooney admitted it was a tough game, especially after Vidic's sending off.

But he added: "To score the winning goal is a great feeling for myself."

United captain Rio Ferdinand said: "Now we can say we are the best team in the world.

"We knew they could create problems but I think today we kept them down to a minimum of chances."

Im sure Man UTD will be happy, and now they need to concentrte on the league and the CL. But, they will want to enjoy there success

Im sure they will want to be in next years CWC, and im sure they would like some rest, lol

This competition has very close games and that really tires the players, but they need to have endurance to be at the best team

But, there bein payed alot, soo they should have alot of endurance