Wayne Rooney has had to wait a while to equal Bobby Charlton’s goalscoring record for Manchester United, but the moment finally arrived in the FA Cup third round.
Rooney had been stuck on 248 United goals since November, one shy of Charlton’s final tally, but the visit of Jaap Stam’s Reading had fans convinced today would be the day.
ROONEY breaking the record today.?? #GGMU
— chikabala kaleta (@CK_RED_HOT) January 7, 2017
Hopefully Rooney breaks the record today
— Tobi Otunla (@Maestro_96) January 7, 2017
Hopefully Rooney breaks this record today. It's definitely a monkey on his back
— ? (@BigHeadBastardo) January 7, 2017
Hope to see Rooney score today. Would love to see him break the record
— Jake (@Van_Nisdestrooy) January 7, 2017
And so it proved, with the England forward taking just over six minutes to find the net, turning past Ali Al-Habsi with Juan Mata providing the assist.
It wasn’t the cleanest finish, but they all count.
Wayne Rooney's goal to put United ahead and equal Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United goal tally in HD! ⚽? #MUFC pic.twitter.com/W1kQCB1nhg
— Manchester United (@ManUtds_News) January 7, 2017