D.C. United is at the point in Wayne Rooney’s coaching project that home dates against lesser opponents demand three points. The days of taking positives from a draw or defeat at Audi Field are no longer acceptable.
Even without a full roster, Rooney expects nothing less than a victory in matches like Saturday’s rumble with the Los Angeles Galaxy, which arrived 29th in a 29-team league.
Rooney’s patience was tested, but with a three-goal uprising over nine minutes of the second half, helped by L.A.'s shoddy goalkeeping, United roared to a 3-0 victory before a rain-battered crowd of 19,215.