Wayne Rooney believes he has formed a terrific understanding with fellow United striker Carlos Tevez - even if the pair don't speak the same language.
Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez appear to be functioning extremely well as a strike pairing this season.
Despite many pundits believing them to be too similar in their style of play to function well together, 15 goals in 11 games would suggest otherwise.
Speaking of his relationship with Tevez, Rooney explained that the pair have a great understanding of each other on the pitch, even if one speaks no Spanish and the other no English.
"We don't talk to each other very much because we don't speak the same language, but that doesn't matter when you are playing with a great talent like Carlos," explained Rooney.
"We do a lot of hard work together on the training pitch, but the understanding between us seems to be very natural anyway. It's all about eye contact.
"It's just a glance here or a nod there and we instinctively know what the other one is going to do and when and where we want the ball to be played.
"It's a case of playing the game as you see it and when it comes off it looks very good. The goal Carlos scored against Middlesbrough recently was typical of that."
Indeed, the partnership proved its worth once again on Sunday as Rooney set up Tevez to score the winner against Liverpool at Anfield.
Rooney believes the pair are nowhere near the finished article yet though, telling fans to expect greater things from them in the future. "We've both still got a lot to learn, but the partnership will only get better with the more work we put in on the training ground and the more we play together."
