Rooney - It would hard to take

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has admitted that it would be 'hard to take' if Liverpool beat them to the title.

The prospect of losing the title would be hard for the young striker especially if it was Liverpool, as the rivalry between the two teams isn't always friendly and with Rooney coming from the blue part of Liverpool, it would hurt twice as much.

When things looked good at Old Trafford and complacency started to set in as they sat at the top of the Premiership, the silly mistakes started to happen and after two straight defeats, the title race was back on.

Manchester United need to get their assault on the title back on track and as Wayne Rooney tells Inside United, failure is not an option.

"If you don't manage to retain a trophy you can't deem it as anything but a failure," Explains Rooney.

"You have already proved you are good enough to do it, so it just drives you on to win more.

"The history of the club demands that we continue winning. I don't think the players would ever let themselves become complacent."

Manchester United face Aston Villa on Sunday, and if Liverpool beat Fulham on Saturday, United could find themselves sitting in second place when they take to the field at Old Trafford.

Thats not what Rooney wants and if United could pip Liverpool to the title, it would taste even sweeter than if it was Chelsea.

He added: "Victory in the league this season will definitely taste sweeter if we pip Liverpool to the title.

"That said, I have never had to endure much Liverpool success.

"The last time they won the league I was only a child. Even so, it would be hard to take if they won it this season."

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