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Wayne Rooney: What I think of equaling Sir Bobby Charlton's Man Utd scoring record
WAYNE ROONEY insisted he was hugely honoured after he moved level with Sir Bobby Charlton as Manchester United's all-time leading goalscorer.
Rooney equals Bobby Charlton's record with historic goal
Rooney scored in the first-half of the 4-0 FA Cup win over Reading to take him to 249 goals in 543 games for Manchester United.
Rooney reached the the landmark 215 matches and four seasons quicker than Charlton.
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was honoured to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's goal scoring record
Itis an honour to be up there alongside Sir Bobby
And the 31-year-old insisted it was a proud moment.
"It is a proud moment," Rooney told BT Sport.
"To do it at such a massive club like Manchester United, I am hugely honoured and it is really proud moment for me.
Wayne Rooney scored the opener against Reading in the FA Cup third round
"It was not something I could have imagined.
"You don't think that far ahead, but I have been at this club a long time, it is a huge part of my life and it is an honour to be up there alongside Sir Bobby.
"You want to do records in front of your home fans and we have got two home games coming up and hopefully I can get the next one in one of those."
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