Rooney salutes Tevez strike

Wayne Rooney hailed strike partner Carlos Tevez after the Argentine came off the bench to fire a vital away goal in the Reds' 1-1 draw against Lyon.

Tevez entered the fray on 65 minutes and blasted the ball home three minutes from time to earn United a share of the spoils in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

"Carlos came on and did what he does best - getting on the ball and creating chances and thankfully he took one of them," Rooney told Sky Sports.

"It's always crucial to get an away goal and 1-1 is a lot better than losing 1-0 or even 0-0. It's a crucial goal to take back to Old Trafford.

"I felt we controlled the game for most of it. They had a few chances and scored a good goal, but we showed good courage to fight back.

"Lyon are a good team and we know we have to concentrate 100 per cent to beat them at Old Trafford."