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Football: Wayne Rooney's top 10 Premier League goals

Rooney's goals: Wayne Rooney Celebrates scoring against Arsenal
October 2002 Everton 2-1 Arsenal  ‘I thought he was only supposed to be 16,’ Arsène Wenger winced after Rooney fired a curling shot past David Seaman to end the Gunners’ 30-match unbeaten run
Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images
Rooney's goals: Rooney scores against Leeds
November 2002 Leeds 0-1 Everton Rooney secured Everton’s first win at Leeds in 51 years, turning Eirik Bakke and then shooting through Lucas Radebe's legs to beat Paul Robinson at the far post
Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Rooney's goals: Wayne celebrates after scoring against Liverpool
January 2005 Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United   Having been taunted by the Kop, Rooney celebrated in front of his tormentors after an audacious long-range strike flew past Jerzy Dudek
Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Rooney's goals: Rooney scores a screamer against Newcastle
April 2005 Manchester Utd 2-1 Newcastle   Shay Given was left helpless in the Newcastle goal by a first-time volley struck with venom from the edge of the penalty area 
Photograph: Jon Super/AP
Rooney's goals: Manchester United's Rooney celebrates scoring against Wigan
December 2005 Manchester Utd 4-0 Wigan Having stumbled in the area, Rooney stole the ball off Matt Jackson’s toe, dropped his shoulder, flummoxed Leighton Baines and fired low past Mike Pollitt  
Photograph: Ian Hodgson/Reuters
Rooney's goals: Rooney celebrates against Arsenal
April 2006 Manchester Utd 2-0 Arsenal   Mikaël Silvestre on the left flighted a splendid cross that Rooney controlled and then seared beyond Jens Lehmann 
Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Rooney's goals: David James watches as Rooney's chip goes into the net
February 2007 Manchester Utd 2-1 Portsmouth Rooney mesmerised the crowd and David James with a deft chip from the edge of the area 
Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images
Rooney's goals: Rooney celebrates scoring against Newcastle
February 2008 Manchester Utd 5-1 Newcastle   A bad day for Steve Harper between Newcastle’s posts. Rooney struck two past him, the pick a rifled shot that snuck in off the post
Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
Rooney's goals: Rooney scores against Bolton
September 2008 Manchester Utd 2-0 Bolton   A cheeky backheel from Ronaldo set up Rooney, who took one touch to take the ball past a defender then curled the ball across the goal into the corner for his first goal of the season 
Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
Rooney's goals: Rooney scores against Blackburn Rovers
October 2008 Blackburn Rovers 0 -2  Manchester United Another week, another Ronaldo-Rooney show. Ronaldo provided the cutback, Rooney lashed the ball into the top corner 
Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
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