Boss sets strikers target

when playing up there on his own.

"If you go back to the season before last, Dimitar Berbatov and Chicharito took the load off Rooney in respect of the goalscoring.

"Wayne will start scoring soon, once he gets a few games [under his belt]. His track record tells you each year he’s got better at his finishing.

"Robin's had a great start with seven goals and if he and Wayne and possibly one of the other two strikers, Welbeck or Chicharito, gets to 20 goals we’re in business. I think both Wayne and Robin will get over 20."

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