Rooney overhauled Charlton on Saturday to become Manchester United’s record scorer, coming off the bench to net his landmark 250th goal in stoppage time at Stoke to clinch a 1-1 draw in the Premier League.
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It’s fair to say that Juan Mata endured a fairly inauspicious first-half showing for Manchester United against Stoke City.
After equalling Bobby Charlton’s goal-scoring record for Manchester United earlier this month, the 31-year-old had another historic day in a United shirt today.
Peter Crouch needs one more goal to become the 26th player to score 100 in the Premier League.
However, Neville wasted no time taking to social media to fire off a series of tweets following Rooney’s record-breaking equaliser at Stoke. ‘It is a great honour and I am very proud.
“It’s a record of the biggest club in England, one of the biggest clubs in the world”, Mourinho said.
United fans were quick to hail Rooney for reaching such a monumental milestone against Mark Hughes’ side.
Yet Rooney had limped towards his place in history, slowed by the magnitude of the impending achievement.
Stoke are unbeaten in their last three home league games against Man Utd (W2 D1).
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 74th-minute victor ended Liverpool’s 17-match unbeaten league run at Anfield and left Juergen Klopp’s side seven points behind leaders Chelsea who can widen their lead against strugglers Hull City on Sunday.
Swansea forward Fernando Llorente saw his double canceled out by Roberto Firmino’s pair of goals but Gylfi Sigurdsson produced a victor for Paul Clement’s side. “It is fair Swansea won, no – but was it deserved, yes”.
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And the problems continue to mount for Sam Allardyce, who is still looking for his first win as Crystal Palace boss after a late Seamus Coleman strike earned Everton a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park and sunk the Eagles into the bottom three. “It is a bit of a unusual feeling as obviously we wanted three points but didn’t get it”. Joshua King canceled out Christian Kabasele’s header and, after Troy Deeney nodded Watford back in front, Benik Afobe produced the second equalizer in the 82nd minute.
