From The Guardian:
'In their dark sunglasses, sharp suits and ciabatta tans Milan's infiltrators could easily be made out in the VIP seats, scribbling into their pads and presumably underlining the name of Wayne Rooney in red. In this form he could trouble the world's most accomplished defender, which is just as well considering that Alessandro Nesta and Paolo Maldini will be waiting in the San Siro next week rather than Andy Griffin and Dejan Stefanovic.
The objective for Manchester United on Saturday was to close the gap on Chelsea while delivering a poke-in-the-ribs reminder of their own durability in the final exchanges of championships. Yet, mission accomplished, Rooney should take extra satisfaction from having made the delegation of Italian spies squirm in their seats, not only because of his elegantly taken goals but also his anticipation, perseverance and competitive instincts.
Were it not for his late and decisive contribution Sir Alex Ferguson would have had little choice but to grit his teeth and begrudgingly concede the title for a second consecutive year. As it is, United will prolong the argument, with Saturday's lunchtime kick-off against Crystal Palace giving them the opportunity to close the gap to three points before Chelsea play that same day at Norwich.
Looking further ahead, specifically to their renewal of acquaintances with Milan, the skills flaunted by Rooney in overcoming a willing but limited Portsmouth side should at least invigorate United's belief that they can overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit, even if they may go into the game without half their usual defence and with a goalkeeper who is in the team only by default.'