Wayne Rooney has been directly involved in 21 goals for United this Premier League season – how did that break a record?
Manchester United looked like something back to their best yesterday – as they romped past West Brom at The Hawthorns with relative ease in a 3-0 pasting.
Goals from Phil Jones, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck did the job – with the last goal the best yet in the David Moyes era.
United players taunted with the Baggies defence with some intricate looking play – before Rooney slid the ball through to Danny Welbeck who composed himself, before curling the ball beyond Ben Foster.
It was a fantastic goal that even Sir Alex Ferguson would have been proud of.
And it also marked a milestone for Rooney.
The England international striker’s assist for the Welbeck goal was his tenth for the season – meaning he now has 10 assists and 11 goals to his name for 2013-14 – double figures in both columns.
And it is not the first time he has achieved that feat in England’s top-flight campaign – in fact this is now the fifth time he has done it.
Which, as OptaJoe pointed out, is a new record…
You can see by Rooney’s vital statistics from this season how important he is to the club.
| Name | Team | Goal Assist | Goals | Offtarget Att Assist | Ontarget Scoring Att | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | Man Utd | 10 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 23 |
And that record of 10 assists and 11 goals, 21 direct influences in total, is more than Crystal Palace have scored as a team all campaign.
No wonder United did everything in their power to keep Rooney at the club – even if it is costing them a fortune.
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