Rooney: Derby Goal 'Up There' With My Most Special

Wayne Rooney believes his first goal in a Merseyside derby is "up there” with the most special in his glittering career.

The boyhood Evertonian kept his cool from the spot to fire home a 75th-minute penalty and seal a 1-1 draw for the Blues at Anfield on Sunday.

It was the Academy graduate’s first goal against Liverpool in an Everton shirt after he returned to the Club in the summer.

And the forward, who is England’s highest-ever goalscorer, admitted blasting past Simon Mignolet from 12 yards to secure a hard-fought point against the Toffees’ city rivals was a special feeling.

Asked where the goal ranks in his career, Rooney said: “It’s up there, I think. I tried to compose myself and I was…