VINE: Wayne Rooney pays tribute to boxing video with punchy celebration after scoring United’s third

Wayne Rooney with the old 1-2-1.

That's the combination he threw after he finished neatly in the corner to put Manchester United 3-0 up at home to Spurs. His striking looked to have come on leaps and bounds since he got caught by Phil Bardsley in that video that emerged this morning. There was never any doubt how he was going to celebrate if he got on the scoresheet, was there? And referee Mark Clattenburg absolutely adored it.

Referee Mark Clattenburg loved Wayne Rooney's goal celebration. pic.twitter.com/srrdy5RoKa — Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 15, 2015