Here are your Thursday morning Manchester United headlines.
'F**k off' - Wayne Rooney's furious reaction to Sir Alex Ferguson's plan to bring him to Manchester United
26.03.2023 - 04:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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
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