Wayne Rooney hails 'phenomenal' Solskjaer and says he is shocked by MLS's 'quality'

With a steely look of assurance in his eyes Wayne Rooney pauses for a minute to pull it together before expressing his aims for the coming effort with DC United.

"We need to win. We need to win the title," said the previous England skipper to the amassed media in Los Angeles in front of the 24th MLS season.

Rooney absolutely comprehends the stuff to win group titles, having won the English Premier League multiple times with Manchester United.

While numerous players of Rooney's bore would be substance to lay on their shrubs in the last phases of their vocations - and, as a matter of fact, some outside stars have apparently moved to Major League Soccer in America with that mentality - the 33-year-old needs to change DC United into victors.

"The need is to make the playoffs and after that attempt and win the title," Rooney, England's record goalscorer, told CNN.

It would be habit to wager against him accomplishing that point, considering he conveyed his group - Rooney joined halfway through last season - from absolute bottom of the Eastern Conference to a playoff spot. Incidentally, he would miss a punishment in a shootout rout in the playoffs at home to Columbus Crew.