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Wayne Rooney disappointed despite reaching 200-goal milestone

The 31-year-old proving once again, that he is a team-player first!

Wayne Rooney disappointed despite reaching 200-goal milestone

Everton striker Wayne Rooney (Photo: AFP)

Wayne Rooney on Monday night may have become only the second man after Alan Shearer to reach the 200-goal mark in the Premier League, but the Everton striker was not happy despite reaching the milestone.

Disappointing not to come away with the win tonight but still a great point against a good side. Pleased to get on the scoresheet and reach 200 @premierleague goals!

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The 31-year-old has been in fine form for the Toffees following his move in the summer after spending a trophy-laden 13 seasons with Manchester United.

He scored the winner in Everton’s opener against Stoke and followed it up with a well-taken goal at Manchester City but the Toffees were unable to hold on to their slender advantage as Raheem Sterling struck a late equaliser to deny them a famous win. Renowned for his fighting spirit, it comes as no surprise that the veteran put his team first in his post-match comments, rather than focusing on his own goalscoring exploits.

Rooney had largely been written off as a spent force after a series of underwhelming performances in recent seasons with United but after his goalscoring displays for the Toffees, has proven that he isn’t done yet.

Perhaps a change of scenery was required for the 31-year-old to revitalise his flagging career and the early signs are certainly promising.

The Toffees recently broke their transfer record to acquire Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea and once the Icelandic midfielder settles in, fans can look forward to the duo combining to devastating effect in the coming weeks.

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