In September 2005, Rooney was sent off in a Champions League clash with Villarreal of Spain (which ended in a goalless draw) for sarcastically clapping the referee who had booked him for an unintentional foul on an opponent.[72] His first trophy with United came in the 2006 League Cup,[73] and he was also named man of the match after scoring twice in United's 4–0 win over Wigan Athletic in the final.[74] In the Premier League, however, an erratic start to the season left title glory looking unlikely for United and their title hopes were ended in late April when they lost 3–0 away to champions Chelsea and had to settle for second place.[75] Rooney sustained a broken metatarsal in that game after a tackle made by Paulo Ferreira.[76] Rooney's goalscoring further improved in the 2005–06 season, as he managed 16 goals in 36 Premier League games.[77]
Rooney was sent off in an Amsterdam Tournament match against Porto on 4 August 2006 after hitting Porto defender Pepe with an elbow.[78] He was punished with a three-match ban by the FA, following their receipt of a 23-page report from referee Ruud Bossen that explained his decision.[79] Rooney wrote a letter of protest to the FA, citing the lack of punishment handed down to other players who were sent off in friendlies. He also threatened to withdraw the FA's permission to use his image rights if they did not revoke the ban, but the FA had no power to make such a decision.[80]
During the first half of the 2006–07 season, Rooney ended a ten-game scoreless streak with a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers,[81] and he signed a two-year contract extension the next month that tied him to United until 2012. By the end of April, a combination of two goals in an 8–3 aggregate quarter-final win over Roma and two more in a 3–2 semi-final first leg victory over Milan.[82] By the end of that season, he had scored 14 league goals.[83] Rooney collected his first Premier League title winner's medal at the end of the 2006–07 season.[84]
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