The Everton striker continued his revival since moving from Manchester United with the opening goal in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Rooney 16/5 to score vs Chelsea
It was the former United captain’s 200th goal in the Premier League, a mark only Alan Shearer has reached in the revamped top flight since 1992-93.
The goal also silenced the City support, a fact that did not escape Rooney’s attention once the game had finished.
“Always nice to see a few familiar faces,” he wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a picture of more than a few Citizens staring in disbelief with heads in hands.
Predictably enough the tweet was lapped up by the United faithful, who remember Rooney fondly from a glittering decade at Old Trafford.
And it looks like the forward will not be losing his cult status in Manchester any time soon — at least, not in the red half!
