Waza 08 equals Sir Bobby Charton's Man United goal scoring record
The club captain has gone level with the 249-goal tally of the great Sir Bobby Charlton by netting against Reading
The 31-year-old went into the FA Cup third round clash with Jaap Stam's side one goal shy of the mark set by Sir Bobby Charlton between 1956 and 1973, but his goal put United 1-0 up and took him level with the legendary club director's tally.
The skipper turned home Juan Mata's pass with his knee after a driving run on the left by Anthony Martial, giving United a seventh-minute lead in the third-round clash at Old Trafford.
Rooney, who signed for United in a £27 million transfer from Everton in 2004, has reached the 249-goal mark four years and 215 games quicker than Charlton managed. His record-equalling goal came in just his 543rd game for the club.
His most prolific campaigns came in the 2009-10 and 2011-12 seasons, in
both of which he scored 34times in all competitions. And while he has
been unable to replicate such form in front of goal in recent seasons he
has never finished a campaign with fewer than the 14 goals he netted in
the 2014-15 season in which United's calendar was truncated by a lack
of European involvement. Rooney now holds the distinction of being a record-holder at both club and
country level, having overtaken Charlton's England record in 2015. His
53 goals in 119 appearances for England put him four goals ahead of
Charlton's 49 in 106 games which saw him lead the Three Lions' standings
for 35yrs
The task now for Rooney is to surpass Charlton's club record, with the EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Hull City on Tuesday providing an opportunity for him to take the United goals crown outright should he not grab another in the remainder of the clash with the Royals.
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