Former England captain Rooney creates late winner for DC United
Rooney joined DC United after leaving Everton in the summer
Former England captain Wayne Rooney set up a 96th-minute winner for DC United as they dramatically beat Orlando City 3-2 in the MLS.
DC United's keeper David Ousted went up for a late corner so his net was empty as 10-man Orlando cleared and went on the counter-attack.
But Rooney, 32, sprinted back to tackle Will Johnson then set up Luciano Acosta to claim the winner and his hat-trick.
"It was strange, we went from losing to winning in five seconds," said Rooney.
"They're the best games of football to win. Of course, we should've done better against 10 men so it's something we can look to improve."
Cristian Higuita was sent off for Orlando after 55 minutes and although Acosta then put DC United 2-1 in front, Dom Dwyer equalised for the 10 men.
The MLS tweeted: "Are you kidding Wayne Rooney? Amazing."
"To be honest, I saw it happen before we took the corner," added England's record goalscorer Rooney.
"I normally go in the box for corners, that's why I stayed out because I tried to anticipate something like that happening.
"I've seen it before in football. You just rust run as quick as you can trying to get back. I was hoping he'd take a touch and he did."
DC United remain bottom of the Eastern Conference but have games in hand on their rivals as they attempt to make a late push for the play-offs.
Source: bbc.com
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