Wayne Rooney has become Manchester United’s greatest goalscorer of all time by netting for the 250th time in the 1-1 draw against Stoke City in Saturday’s Premier League encounter.
The 31-year-old scored in the 94th minute of the clash at the Britannia Stadium, lashing home a wonderful last-gasp free-kick to tie the scores as United looked destined for defeat.
It took him past Sir Bobby Charlton’s tally of 249, set between 1956 and 1973, with Rooney having reached the record in just 546 games for the club.
Rooney arrived at Old Trafford in 2004 in a £27 million move from Everton and scored a sensational hat-trick on his debut against Fenerbahce in the Champions League. His greatest return in a single season came when scoring 34 in all competitions in the 2009-10 season, a feat he repeated in 2011-12.
Although he has found regular football more difficult to come by under Jose Mourinho this season, he will still be hoping to continue his record of having recorded double-figure goal returns in every one of his campaigns as a Manchester United player.
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This is not the first time Rooney has usurped Charlton as a record
holder, having also surpassed the World Cup winner’s England mark of 49
goals in 2015. He has gone on to take his total to 53 at international
level and now holds the rare feat of being the greatest scorer for both
his club and his country.