<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Manchester United captain, Wayne Rooney has come under severe criticism this season after a string of frustrating, below-par performances. However, the Manchester United captain made his critics eat their words with a Man of the Match performance against Chelsea FC on Monday night. Or did he?</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Though Wayne Rooney was declared as the Man of the Match, his selection ahead of the likes of David de Gea or Thibaut Courtois, drew a shocked response from both sets of the fans.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Both the Manchester United and Chelsea FC goalkeeper put forth stellar performances, keeping their respective opponents at bay, and the scoreline at 0-0. Meanwhile, Rooney missed a flurry of chances and even risked getting himself sent off with a horrendous studs-up tackle on Oscar.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Here is how the fans expressed their shock at Rooney being selected as the Man of the Match.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">BT Sport gave Man of the Match to Wayne Rooney. Missed 2 sitters and should have been sent off. Wow!</p> a 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) <a href="https://twitter.com/101greatgoals/status/681556950107185152">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Rooney Man of the Match? That commentary box must be like a Snoop Dog concert with what they've been smoking. He wasn't bad but motm? a ManUnitedTalk (@ManUnitedTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUnitedTalk/status/681556207564394496">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> . <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rooney man of the match award#complete joke.Typical english media giving awards to their own#clearly biased <a href="https://twitter.com/MUFC_today">@MUFC_today</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/btsportfootball">@btsportfootball</a></p> a Declan Colgan (@declan_colgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/declan_colgan/status/681555985618579456">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Wayne Rooney gets man of the match. Ok guys, pack it up. The circus has arrived. a Red Devil Chronicle (@wefollowunited) <a href="https://twitter.com/wefollowunited/status/681555179376893952">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Arsenal is on top of the EPL now. Wayne Rooney shots on target and got man of the match.. <a href="https://t.co/1u9uvledXW">pic.twitter.com/1u9uvledXW</a></p> a Funny Football (@Funny_Futball) <a href="https://twitter.com/Funny_Futball/status/681714855510818816">December 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">BT Sport name <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash">#MUFC</a> captain Wayne Rooney man of the match... <a href="https://t.co/SDZo2v56tH">pic.twitter.com/SDZo2v56tH</a> a Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) <a href="https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/681558835249713157">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rooney given man of the match by this man <a href="https://t.co/o2cl58rRLu">pic.twitter.com/o2cl58rRLu</a></p> a J. a?? (@avery1993) <a href="https://twitter.com/avery1993/status/681560165376720896">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Wayne Rooney's performance and the decision to give him Man of the Match <a href="https://t.co/1TG8ctnq0w">pic.twitter.com/1TG8ctnq0w</a> a nabil (@Nabellend) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nabellend/status/681556801284882433">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">If Rooney was man of the match, then I am Barrack Obama. <a href="https://t.co/Upzv34LqxV">pic.twitter.com/Upzv34LqxV</a></p> a AF (@AdamFarquharson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamFarquharson/status/681555929767215104">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Wayne "Man of the Match" Rooney <a href="https://t.co/HXC7BrlgP4">pic.twitter.com/HXC7BrlgP4</a> a MrFootyTips.net (@MrFootyTips) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrFootyTips/status/681618423500128261">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <!--Article End-->