Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney's new-found maturity has been key to the striker's lightning start to the season.
Rooney has become only the fourth player in Premier League history to score hat-tricks in back-to-back games when he netted a treble in Saturday's 5-0 win at Bolton.The England striker has now taken his tally to eight goals in four matches, more than 18 Premier League clubs have so far managed, and drawn level with Bobby Charlton on seven three-timers for the club.
It is a far cry from Rooney's poor form of 12 months ago, and Ferguson believes the trigger has been his number one striker's new-found maturity.
