Twitter Reacts to Wayne Rooney's First Premier League Away Goal for 11 Months

Manchester United travelled to Everton on Saturday looking for a big performance from the struggling Wayne Rooney.

And despite United storming into a 2-0 lead within half an hour of the first half, Rooney's performance was providing little encouragement.

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At least four times now Rooney's given the ball away needlessly. You do wonder if Utd should at least try+see if they're better without him.

— Rory Smith (@RorySmithTimes) October 17, 2015"

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Rooney’s been overwhelmingly bad. Captain or not, time to be benched. Clear liability.

— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) October 17, 2015"

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Rooney hasn't been woeful, but he hasn't exactly offered much either. That's the problem, what does he bring to this side? His name?

— Liam (@OffsideLiam) October 17, 2015"

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New drinking game. Everytime the ball bounces off Rooney’s shins when he tries to control it… drink

— United Rant (@unitedrant) October 17, 2015"

But with 62 minutes on the clock, Rooney latched on to Ander Herrera's pass to beat Howard and end a long barren run on the road.

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17 - Wayne Rooney has netted his first PL away goal since November 2014, ending a run of 17 games without one. Relief.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 17, 2015"

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Everton 0-3 Manchester United (Rooney) https://t.co/Y93i4mPU9B

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 17, 2015"

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Goal, Wayne Rooney! He scores at Goodison Park for the first time since 2007! 0-3!

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 17, 2015"

United fans rejoiced, while others simply couldn't believe it...

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WAZZAAAAAAA!

— Chu Morah (@ChuBoi) October 17, 2015"

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AWAY GOAL FOR ROONEY! TO THE BUNKERS! pic.twitter.com/NBaHn3xJHQ

— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) October 17, 2015"

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Wayne Rooney has scored!! pic.twitter.com/I07QF6ed3j

— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) October 17, 2015"

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Wayne Rooney scored today pic.twitter.com/IS8xqZu26d

— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) October 17, 2015"

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Lewandowski didn't score Chelsea winning Sterling hat-trick Rooney scores vs Everton for the first time since 2007 pic.twitter.com/5yBVW1sMqU

— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) October 17, 2015"

The goal also moved Rooney up a number of significant goal-scoring charts...

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TOP #BPL GOALSCORERS 260 - Alan Shearer 187 - Andy Cole, Wayne Rooney 177 - Frank Lampard 175 - Thierry Henry 163 - Robbie Fowler

— Premier League (@premierleague) October 17, 2015"

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.@WayneRooney is now level with @vancole9 on 187 @PremierLeague goals - only @AlanShearer has more. #mufc

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 17, 2015"

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Rooney (172) surpasses Denis Law to become 3rd all-time leading league scorer for #MUFC, behind Bobby Charlton (199), Jack Rowley (182).

— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) October 17, 2015"

United held on to secure an impressive win over an under-par Everton.

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