London, Apr. 17 : Wayne Rooney and his Manchester United team-mates know they are within touching distance of the Premier League title and now have semi-finals in the FA Cup and Champions League.

The Sun quoted Rooney as saying: "We're so close to glory now but just one defeat could shatter our dreams. We have to make sure we stay focused and prepare properly for the games we have left. Over the last few weeks we've had some terrible results - but maybe that has helped by reminding us what we had to do, by getting back to basics and defending as a team."

"We showed that against Porto and in parts at Sunderland last weekend. We're excited at the prospect of playing Arsenal. I love playing Arsenal and watching them - they're such a great team and they play really good football," he added.

"We're looking forward to them and hopefully we'll get through," he said. (ANI)