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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney scored a string of extraordinary targets throughout his time at Outdated Trafford, making him United’s highest ever goalscorer.
Rooney’s wonderful high quality noticed him rating each kind of aim for the membership; tap-ins, long-range volleys, bicycle kicks and assaults on the midway line have been all a part of Rooney’s repertoire as he dazzled the followers in Manchester.
Apparently the penchant for the spectacular is within the Rooney bloodline.
Wayne’s brother, John, scored an outrageous aim from the midway line for non-league Macclesfield FC in a 1-1 draw in opposition to Basford on Tuesday night.
🤯John Rooney from 45 meters!! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/07o7ZSNqO8
— Macclesfield FC (@thesilkmen) November 15, 2023
The chic aim got here simply earlier than half-time to place Macclesfield forward, however was not sufficient to safe the three factors for the house facet as a second-half penalty earned Basford some extent.
John picked up the ball from 45 yards out earlier than unleashing a right-footed strike that despatched the Basford keeper scrambling again in direction of his aim – all to no avail.
The ball fizzled over the goalkeeper’s head earlier than bouncing simply in need of the aim line and discovering its approach into the online.
The tremendous hit introduced again recollections of some great long-range strikes from Wayne, each in opposition to West Ham United within the Premier League.
Rooney ran a bouncing ball over Hammer’s keeper Adrian simply inside his personal half for United in 2016, including to his assortment of surprises for the membership.
He then did the identical in opposition to the identical opponent when enjoying for Everton, slotting an unbelievable strike over Joe Hart’s head from 5 yards in his personal half for the primary time.
He additionally repeated this feat whereas enjoying for DC United within the MLS.
Whereas John’s strike could not have taken place in such glamorous environment, it’ll nonetheless go down as one of many targets of the season at no matter degree.
In the meantime, Wayne has struggled to adapt to life as supervisor of Birmingham Metropolis after shedding 4 of his first 5 video games answerable for the Midlands membership.
