I’m ready for Rooney – Kompany

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany
insists he cannot wait to face an in-form
Wayne Rooney on Sunday.
As Rooney was hitting his 200th goal for
United against Bayer Leverkusen in the
Champions League on Tuesday, Kompany was
playing his first game of the season for City as
they eased past Vikoria Plzen.
Now Kompany is looking forward to coming
up against Rooney, who is showing a rich vein
of form following a summer of speculation
about his future.
“It’s brilliant he’s doing so well again,” said
Kompany.
“You want to play against top players at their
best. That’s personally how I feel about it.
“I always want to play against players when
they are at their best. I’m really happy for
Wayne that he’s on top form.
“This is the great thing about the Premier
League, you play against top strikers all the
time. But there are many players to watch out
for in both teams.”
David Moyes goes into the game, with a great
record against City having won 10 of his
previous 14 games against them.
But Kompany says that Moyes’ previous
successes will have no impact on Sunday’s
game.
“It’s a different team, it’s a different season
and I would say there has never been
anything too predictable in the derby,” he
said.
“Nobody predicted we would win 6-1 at Old
Trafford, that they would beat us at the Etihad
and that we would win at Old Trafford.
“I would say there has never been anything
too predictable in the derby.”
“The derby is always a game you look forward
to. And I don’t think it’s just the people in
Manchester, but all over the world who look
forward to enjoying it. It’s a game that
attracts a lot of attention.
“I never take it for granted and I feel blessed
that I am able to participate in those games.
You do your best to make sure you play well
in these games.”