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Goal helps Rooney answer questions on place in the team

Bournemouth 1-3 Man U

THERE are so many narratives surrounding Manchester United and Jose Mourinho this season and yesterday’s 3-1 victory away to Bournemouth will have given him more questions about the biggest one — where does Wayne Rooney fit in the team?

Rooney scored the team’s second 15 minutes after the interval after Juan Mata, who was controversially subbed on and off in the 2-1 victory over Leicester in the Community Shield, opened the scoring five minutes before the break.

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