Was Rooney’s rocket the Premier League’s greatest ever goal?

IT was perhaps an indication of the importance of the goal, as well as the sublime skill and technique involved in its conversion, but the response to Wayne Rooney’s winning Manchester derby goal did border on the hysterical.

There can be little doubt that the finish, a stunning overhead kick that is destined to be replayed ad nauseum for several seasons to come, must be considered among the best, if not the best, of Rooney’s career. After all, the player himself declared this to be so.

“Yes, I think that’s the best goal of my life,” he added. “I scored an overhead kick at school but that’s my first since I started playing professionally.