From annihilating Arsenal at just 16 to THAT bicycle kick against City: Rooney ... - Goal.com

"Remember the name, Wayne Rooney."

Rooney's introduction o the Premier League was stunning, picking the ball up in midfield before charging towards goal, drifting inside, and curling a perfect effort over David Seaman.

Five days short of his 17th birthday, Rooney became the youngest Premier League scorer at the time, and has gone on to score several more top-notch efforts.

Rooney has a fine record against Arsenal, and another against the Gunners, while perhaps not the most aesthetically pleasing, was one of the more poignant ones.

Rooney swept home a 90th minute effort at Old Trafford, his first Premier League goal for the club, having earlier won a penalty that was converted by Ruud van Nistelrooy, to give the Red Devils a 2-0 win.

However, that defeat was the Gunners' first for 50 Premier League games. 'The Invincibles' were no more, and Arsenal are still yet to win a trophy since their FA Cup triumph at the end of that campaign.

Rooney has an excellent record against the Magpies, but he has never scored a better goal against the men in black and white than this breathtaking volley in 2005.

United were trailing in the game and needed a win to keep the pressure on Arsenal in the league when a long ball forward was easily headed away by the Newcastle defence.

However, the ball only dropped to Rooney, whose explosive first-time volley crashed past Shay Given, helping United to come back to a 2-1 win.

The-then 20-year-old showed all of his class and finesse with a fine finish against the Latics in a 4-0 Old Trafford demolition.

Ruud van Nistelrooy released the Englishman, and Rooney buzzed past a defender, into the area and dinked a delicate finish over the on-rushing Mike Pollitt, his second of the game as United attempted to keep up with Chelsea's relentless pace at the top of the Premier League table.

As already mentioned, Rooney tends to enjoy himself against Newcastle and he helped himself to a delightful goal in this encounter.

Peter Ramage's slack back-pass was ruthlessly seized upon by Rooney who closed in on goal and with Shay Given out of position, flighted the ball over the Irishman and into the back of the net.

A win was hardly in doubt for the Red Devils as Adrian Boothroyd's Hornets travelled to Old Trafford.

Rooney got in on the action, netting one of his finest United goals, latching on to the ball before lobbing goalkeeper Richard Lee, replacing United loanee Ben Foster, from 20 yards out.

One of Rooney's best foils during his decade in the Premier League was Cristiano Ronaldo, and the two combined to lethal effect in this clash against the Trotters.

United scrambled a Bolton corner clear and Rooney picked the ball up on the edge of the area, spinning and feeding Ronaldo, who was bursting clear to his left.

The Portuguese carried the ball over half-way at breakneck speed before feeding Rooney, who had continued into the box, the England man lifting the ball over Jussi Jaaskelainen to notch a 10-second counterattack goal that was the highlight of a 4-1 win.