In at six is the current club captain, Wayne Rooney who signed from Everton as the worlds most expensive teenager, costing a shade over £27 million. In Manchester Uniteds greatest debut, Wayne Rooney announced himself on the Champions League stage with a hat-trick against Fenerbahce in September 2004 in a 6-2 win. He struck up a partnership with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Louis Saha up front for the Red Devils. Alongside the Dutchman, they ended Arsenals historic forty-nine match unbeaten run in the Premier League in a 2-0 win in October 2004. A penalty from van Nistelrooy followed by a strike from the teenage sensation rubber stamped Uniteds potential to reclaim their Premier League title. Two goals for Rooney against Newcastle as well as a strike against Southampton in the build-up to Christmas saw United inch closer to Chelsea at the turn of the year. They were still a massive nine points behind Jose Mourinhos side, though. Rooney scored the only goal in a winning effort away at Anfield in January in one of his personal highlights of the season. Wazza played a crucial part in the 4-2 win over Arsenal at Highbury as United completed their first league double over their fierce rivals of the time for the first time since 1996/97. Crucial dropped points against Everton, Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers effectively ended Rooneys hopes of a first professional title. He did claim the goal of the season in a late April win over Newcastle in a 2-1 win with a superb volley.
I am an aspiring journalist with a degree in Media Studies and a passion for all things sport -- especially football and Manchester United. I am a former season ticket holder at Old Trafford and have been a Red Devil since 1998.
