For dys and weeks I've been debating the value of C.R.7 on this Man Utd side....To be honest its the difference between a legandary squad and a Man U team about 4-5 yrs ago.
Some argue attack is the greatest defense and this season seems to be no different as Ronaldo has spear- headed the attack already recording a season pb of 36 goals at a rate of just under 1 per match. And as a result Man Utd have conceded only 15 goals in 32 league matches? Coincidence? Maybe!!
Then you may say that England does not defend well, he also is Europe's leading scorer in UCL...tsk tsk..and he scored on Italy #2 side at the moment. Its true
Can I also add that goals has not been the main course of Ronaldo's season has he has already recorded 42 assists since joining the club....(
would have been 60 if Mr. Rooney would convert 
jking ) but seriously.
I say all that to say this:
Rooney is very good but he is also English and so is Gerrard, Lampard and to some extinct Walcott...(do any of these guys have defenders asking for mercy) The English press support and hype their own, is their another league in which english ballers have as much hype...major league soccer is not a Major League.
Who dares to argue whose Manchester Utd real MVP is? Maybe a yr ago I would have agreed but I am so sure that this alien will prove my clain next game day