Twenty years on from linking with up with United for the primary time, when the then teenage sensation switched Goodison Park for Previous Trafford in the summertime of 2004, Rooney can now look ahead to a second debut with the Purple Devils – this time, a maiden outing lining up alongside fellow United legends.
One of many membership’s best ever gamers, and all-time main goalscorer, Rooney’s identify is one to transcend generations of not simply United followers, however lovers of soccer worldwide, as one of many brightest sparks to have graced the sport.
After bursting onto the scene together with his boyhood membership Everton, Rooney spent 13 years at United, occurring to win each membership honour accessible to him alongside the best way, to not point out numerous particular person awards, too.
In his first two years as an expert, a 16-year-old Rooney scored one of many Premier League’s most iconic objectives with a wondrous last-minute winner towards Arsenal, made his worldwide debut only a few months later, after which stole the present for England at Euro 2004 – scoring 4 objectives and incomes a spot within the crew of the event.
Although damage stored him ready for nearly a month to make his United debut, his profession solely continued to succeed in new heights when he lastly set about Previous Trafford’s dwelling crew dressing room, after becoming a member of the Reds from Everton in August 2004.
