Fergie and Moyes hail ‘incredible’ Rooney

WAYNE ROONEY returns to Everton today with Alex Ferguson convinced his star striker is now one of the world’s best players.

Having spent £27 million (€30.7m) to lure Rooney to Manchester United from the team he supported as a boy in 2004, Ferguson clearly never had any doubts over Rooney’s potential.

Yet there have been times during the intervening years when the 24-year-old did not appear to be developing as well as hoped, especially compared to Cristiano Ronaldo’s meteoric rise.