Wayne
Rooney edged closer to Sir Bobby Charlton’s goalscoring record last night as
Manchester United turned on the style.
Rooney
scored his seventh goal in as many games to take his United tally to 244, just
five behind Sir Bobby’s long-standing club record.
Louis
van Gaal’s side had not scored a first-half goal in 11 games at Old Trafford
but plundered two inside 23 minutes against Stoke, through Jesse Lingard and
Anthony Martial.
Lingard
put United ahead in the 14th minute with a stooping header, with Martial adding
a second nine minutes later with a majestic, sweeping right-foot finish.
Martial
turned provider for Rooney eight minutes after the break, the United and
England skipper slotting the ball in to keep on course to break Charlton’s
record this season.
1.
Rooney edges closer to record
Rooney
was denied a perfectly good goal when he was judged to have shoved Glen
Johnson, but justice was done when he scored to get within five of Sir Bobby
Charlton’s United record.
His
disappointing 2015 looks behind him; he's started 2016 with a bang.
2.
Majestic Martial
The
France striker showed once again why United paid £36million – rising to
£58million – for him, producing a majestic finish for his goal and setting up
Rooney for United’s third.
3.
Fellaini proves his worth
Marouane
Fellaini may not be loved by United fans, but he proved his worth, winning
everything in the air and proving a huge asset at set-pieces.
Next
stop central defence?
4.
Borthwick-Jackson's rise to prominence
With
five full-backs injured, United were looking for cover in the window.
But
with Borthwick-Jackson performing so adeptly at left-back, setting up the
opener here, that need is less acute. On his birthday, the homegrown defender
did very well.
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