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Rooney's journey since leaving United in 2017

The England striker made his final United appearance as a late substitute in our UEFA Europa League win on 24 May 2017, returning to boyhood club Everton soon after on a free transfer.

Receiving a mixed reaction at first from the Everton faithful, Rooney quickly won the fans over at Goodison Park with an impressive opening to his second stint at the club. He scored on his second league debut in a 1-0 win against Stoke City, the same team he netted against to beat Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record at United.

A brilliant hat-trick - punctuated by a wonderful halfway line goal - was the highlight of his time on Merseyside.