Rooney Breaks Henry’s Premier League Goals Record

The Manchester United captain has
surpassed the French legend’s tally of most
goals with a single Premier League club
after netting against fierce rivals Liverpool
on Sunday
Wayne Rooney has become the greatest
goalscorer with a single Premier League
club after scoring his 176th league goal for
Manchester United against Liverpool on
Sunday.
The England captain overtook Thierry
Henry’s mark of 175 strikes for Arsenal
when netting in the 78th minute at Anfield
to put United 1-0 ahead late on – his first
goal at the ground in 11 years!
Rooney has reached the landmark in 358
games, 100 more than it took Henry to rack
up his total, with the Frenchman scoring at
a rate of 0.19 goals more per game than
the 30-year-old.

However Rooney has been part of greater
team success, with United winning five
Premier League titles during his 12 seasons
with the club.
Henry won just two league crowns with
the Gunners between 1999 and 2007 before
a brief return on loan at the Emirates
Stadium in the 2011-12 campaign.
Rooney’s goal takes him to 242 goals in all
competitions for the Red Devils, leaving
him only seven short of Sir Bobby
Charlton’s club record.
Added to his goals against Swansea City,
Sheffield United and Newcastle United it
also represents the first time the former
Everton front man has scored in four
successive fixtures since March 2012.