ROONEY'S FAITH IN PILGRIMS PREVAILS

WAYNE Rooney remains positive despite Plymouth Argyle slipping to the bottom of the Championship following a thrilling six-goal home draw with sixthplaced Middlesbrough.

- Kaitlyn Gray

Argyle defied their lowly position to net through skipper Lewis Gibson, Darko Gyabi, and Mustapha Bundu, but Boro hit back via skipper Jonny Howson, Hayden Hackney and substitute Emmanuel Latte Lath.

“We wanted to nullify the way Boro play and we did that,” Rooney said. “Everything we did this week was based on attack and I am delighted with the goals. There were so many good performances out there and that’s a real positive.

“We wanted to win and for periods of the game we were on top, and there were periods when they were on top.