Wayne Rooney - 13 legendary years at Old Trafford

(Baonghean.vn) - According to Ed Woodward, Vice President of MU Club, Wayne Rooney is holding a series of records atOld Trafford, it took decades for a player to equal it.

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Rooney has now officially become the number 1 goalscorer in MU history with 250 goals. His goal in injury time in the 1-1 draw with Stoke helped the England captain become the top scorer in the history of the "Red Devils".

The record of 249 goals for Man Utd was set by the legendary Bobby Charlton in 1973. Bobby Charlton needed 17 years, from 1956 to 1973 with 758 appearances to reach 249 goals for Man Utd. Meanwhile, Rooney scored 253 goals in 546 matches, the 31-year-old striker moved to Man Utd from Everton in 2004 and took 13 years to score 253 goals.

Top MU players such as Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Paul Scholes and Ruud van Nistelrooy have all surpassed the 150-goal mark for the "Red Devils" but are still quite far from the 253-goal mark.

On the national team side, Rooney once again surpassed the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton for England with 49 goals. In 2015, he broke Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals in 106 matches for the national team.

Rooney has now scored 53 goals in 119 appearances for the Three Lions, approaching the record of 125 appearances for the national team set by former goalkeeper Peter Shilton. MU players playing for the national team are far behind Rooney's 53 goals, the closest being Juan Mata (33 goals) and Michael Carrick (24). The 19-year-old talent, Marcus Rashford, has only scored 14 goals.

Coach Alex Ferguson gambled by spending 30 million pounds to bring in an 18-year-old player like Rooney, but in the end he made a huge profit..But over the past 13 years, Rooney and his teammates have won 5 Premier League titles and 1 Champions League. At the same time, the English striker has participated in 2 European Cup finals as well as the FA Cup, 2 League Cups, 4 Community Shields and 1 Club World Cup.

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In 2004, Rooney was the hottest name on the English football field with his natural talent. Rooney overcame all barriers to become a symbol of English football and of MU. Right in his debut match at Old Trafford, Rooney scored a hat-trick against Fenerbahce.

In addition to his professional achievements, Rooney's silent sacrifice has made him even more loved by MU fans. Starting from the position of a striker, when asked to play as an attacking midfielder, winger or even a central midfielder, he happily accepted.

The English striker quietly played as a foil for Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy and Robin van Persie without a word of complaint or hesitation. During the team's most difficult times, Rooney was the driving force behind the "Red Devils" of Man City, rushing all over the field and fiercely competing for the ball.

It is the "versatility" of changing positions on the field too much that causes the "killer" instinct of a striker like Rooney to fade away. Remember, after Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009, Rooney immediately became MU's number 1 striker and played explosively with 34 goals in the 2009/10 and 2011/12 seasons.

In the Premier League alone, the number of goals scored in the 2011-12 season set a record with 27. Not counting last year, when he only played 39 times, Rooney only once scored less than 15 goals in a season (14 goals in the 2014/15 season under Louis van Gaal).

After 13 years at Old Trafford, Rooney really wants to play regularly to be present in Russia for the 2018 World Cup in the England team. The MU leadership has respected the decision of the Old Trafford legend to let him leave for free to return to Everton, his old club.

Rooney accepted a 50% pay cut and was happy: "Hello everyone. It's great to be back at Everton. I'm so excited to be back in the blue shirt and playing at Goodison. See you soon!". It's a win-win situation!

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