The England captain returned to the United side for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Norwich City, simultaneously racking up the landmark 11 years after joining the club.
Wayne Rooney has racked up his 500th Manchester United appearance after returning to the side for Saturday’s clash with Norwich City.
The 30-year-old has missed the club’s last three matches with an ankle injury sustained in the 1-1 draw at Leicester City in November, but his recall for the match against Alex Neil’s side at Old Trafford coincided with Rooney making the landmark appearance.
His 500th showing for the Red Devils comes more than 11 years on from his September 2004 debut in the Champions League against Fenerbahce, in which he grabbed a stunning hat-trick in a 6-2 victory.
Since then he has gone on to score 237 times for United and become the club captain, as well as taking the England armband. His tally of 51 goals in his national shirt makes him his country’s greatest ever goalscorer, while he stands only 12 goals behind Sir Bobby Charlton’s United goals record.
However, his form has been criticised this season due to his record of having scored only seven goals in 20 appearances, including just two in 12 league games.
Rooney’s 500 appearances put him in 10th place in United’s all-time list, still 463 behind Ryan Giggs’ club record tally.
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