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Wayne Rooney Deserving of Place on List of Manchester United’s Great Forwards
- Updated: August 3, 2016
Wednesday evening will see Wayne Rooney’s testimonial played out under the floodlights at Old Trafford, as Manchester United salute one of the most important players in the club’s history.
There was a time when it did not look like a testimonial would be in Rooney’s future as Sir Alex Ferguson twice made public his attempts to leave the club, the first in 2010, the second in 2013, per BBC Sport.
Wayne Rooney’s testimonial is set to make Facebook history.https://t.co/6IyP7odaGI #MUFC #EFC pic.twitter.com/6uvveH6DxY
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 2, 2016
In the end though, he stayed, and his career has become one of the most storied in the pantheon of United stars.
When considering where exactly he ranks in that list, a logical place to start would seem to be the numbers. And what numbers they are.
Rooney is ninth in the all-time appearance tables for United, nine behind Denis Irwin and 15 behind Tony Dunne. This season he will have his sights set on the 20 appearances he would need to overhaul Alex Stepney in sixth place.
Then, of course, there are the goals.
12 seasons of @WayneRooney in the iconic red of @ManUtd!
