Here are your Thursday morning Manchester United headlines.
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It was on Saturday, October 19, 2002, when Wayne Rooney introduced himself to the world.
At just the ninth attempt, the Croxteth product, at the tender age of just 16 years, 11 months and 25 days, scored his first-ever Premier League goal, becoming, at the time, the division's youngest-ever goalscorer. It was a strike that sealed his boyhood club, Everton, a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Goodison Park, ending the Gunners' 30-match unbeaten run in the process.
As Clive Tyldesley, who was on the Goodison gantry, echoed 'Remember the name, Wayne Rooney', the boyhood Toffee was mobbed by his teammates, who were no doubt mesmerised by the quality of the strike they had just witnessed from someone who was not even yet old enough to legally drink. It was a stunning hit, one that signalled the beginning of a six-match winning run in the league for the Toffees.
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Even though Rooney had scored the goal that started that run, he was not rewarded with a starting berth at any point during it. Instead, he continued to appear as a second half substitute, even though he scored another winner, this time against Leeds United at Elland Road 15 days later to seal a 1-0 win.
Rooney's performances, which were littered with skill, trickery, energy and the fearless attitude resembling a young child in the school playground five lunchtimes a week, were forcing clubs to sit up and take note of his talent and potential. He was special and everyone knew he was special. He had an aura about him that meant you could not take your eyes off him.
But as Rooney continued to dazzle in the blue of his beloved Everton, Sir Alex Ferguson must have been wondering what he had to do to
Here are your Thursday morning Manchester United headlines.
Wes Brown believes adding Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham to the squad this summer would make Manchester United title challengers in the next few years.
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Manchester United are sweating over the fitness of Marcus Rashford after he was forced off with a groin problem in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton.
Marcus Rashford has broken a number of personal records this season and has now matched a feat recorded by Wayne Rooney 13 years ago.
Tom Cleverley thinks Erik ten Hag's success at Manchester United is down to getting respect with his authoritative approach.
Erik ten Hag will be looking to avoid setting a new Manchester United record against Brentford on Wednesday with the club winless in their last three league games.
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Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson joined Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in a brilliant announcement video to confirm the summer friendly between the two clubs.
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