Wayne Rooney got to be Manchester United’s joint driving scorer ever when he scored his 249th objective for the club on Saturday in the FA Cup third-round tie against Reading. Britain and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has been Manchester United’s unequaled highest goalscorer since about a fourth of a century. Charlton was a piece of what was known as the ‘United Trinity’ alongside Dennis Law and George Best. Law (237) is behind Charlton and now Rooney as the club’s second highest goalscorer. George Best (179) is tied fourth with Dennis Viollet while Ryan Giggs (168) is the fifth highest goalscorer with Joe Spence.

Rooney, who is also the record objective scorer for England’s national group, netted in the seventh moment at Old Trafford to rise to the check set by Sir Bobby Charlton. The 31-year-old joined United as a 18-year-old wonder in 2004 from Everton. Wayne Rooney has tumbled down the pecking request at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho taking after a poor keep running of frame.

This corresponded with the productive performances put in by players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Heinrikh Mhkitaryan and Juan Mata has prompted to Rooney being consigned to the substitutes seat for the majority of the season. The FA Cup fixture of third round against Reading is the first occasion when he is playing for Manchester United subsequent to being out for over a month because of damage. Despite his late failures, Jose Mourinho and large portions of the club’s imperative players have insisted that Rooney remains a critical part of the squad because of his experience and his position as club chief.