Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Man Utd videos aided Cummins
GRAHAM Cummins revealed video clips of Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez i nspired him after his goal drought ended with a double in St J o h n s t o n e ’s 3-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Hamilton.
The 29-year-old Irishman had scored only twice this season, the last time in a 1-0 win over Hearts in September but gave Saints the lead at McDiarmid Park in the 53rd minute with a header from a Danny Swanson corner, before sweeping in a Blair Alston pass for his second.
Midfielder Murray Davidson added a third to take the McDiarmid Park side level on points with fourth-placed Hearts.
Cummins was delighted to get back on the scoresheet — with some help from Old Trafford.
He said: “Someone sent me a video with two good clips. The gaffer saw them as well and was speaking to me about them.
“They got me right mentally again and I am going to keep watching them all the time.
“They are clips of games involving Man United, of players missing chances who keep going, and it shows t hat everyone i s human.
“Javier Hernandez (former United player) gets the winner i n t he 90th minute against Newcastle in a 4-3 game and Rooney gets that bicycle kick against Manchester City years ago.
“He takes a bad touch but you never saw that because people don’t remember something bad if you do something good.
“I did tell myself if I get in there one will finally get in and it might go in off my nose or knee.”
Saints manager Tommy Wright said: “It was one of the performances we are capable of, where we didn’t play particularly well but defended well and put in an improved second-half show.”