Wayne Rooney makes Soccer Aid historical past as Man United legend, 39, rolls again the years by means of scoring previous Edwin van der Sar on the Stretford End

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney scored in entrance of the Stretford End simply 4 mins into Sunday’s Soccer Aid charity fit at Old Trafford.

Rooney, 39, taking part in for England towards a World XI, fired house from 14 yards after ex-United team-mate Edwin van der Sar had failed to assemble a go.

The target set a brand new report because the earliest in Soccer Aid historical past.

Soccer Aid, which used to be introduced in 2006, sees former soccer stars percentage a box with celebrities within the title of elevating cash for UNICEF.

While it’s the greatest carrying tournament in their lives for lots of the people concerned, Rooney has been there and accomplished it repeatedly earlier than — scoring 253 objectives for United all the way through his taking part in profession, plus 53 for England. 

But the ex-England captain nonetheless appeared more than pleased with himself after discovering the online on Sunday.

Rooney discovered the online after simply 4 mins of play — the earliest target in Soccer Aid historical past

Having ended up at the turf after taking pictures, Rooney to start with celebrated by means of elevating either one of his palms within the air.

After being helped to his ft by means of Angry Ginge and Bella Ramsey, he hugged lots of his team-mates earlier than celebrating once more with a clenched fist and a huge smile.

He then blew a kiss into the group. 

Rooney used to be now not the one former England world on show on Sunday.

Joe Hart, Gary Neville, Jack Wilshere, Michael Carrick and previous Lionesses famous person Jill Scott additionally began for the house group, decked out in a unfashionable equipment in response to the Umbro quantity worn on the 2002 World Cup.

Meanwhile, England’s famous person cohort integrated Louis Tomlinson, Paddy McGuinness, Alex Brooker, Steven Bartlett, Mo Farah and Tom Grennan.

Joining Van der Sar at the different aspect have been the likes of Harry Kewell, Nemanja Vidic, Rivaldo, David Trezeguet and previous boxer Tony Bellew.

Rivaldo got here with reference to equalising halfway in the course of the first 1/2 when he flicked a lobbed effort over the pinnacle of Hart, handiest to be denied by means of a flying goal-line clearance from YouTuber Angry Ginge. 

Ex-England captain Rooney appeared thrilled after his target, as he sat at the flooring grinning

Rooney used to be then helped to his ft by means of famous person team-mates Angry Ginge and Bella Ramsey 

England then went 2-0 up simply earlier than the damage when former Everton, Man City, Barcelona and Lionesses winger Toni Duggan slotted previous Van der Sar following a high-quality thru cross by means of Carrick.

Van der Sar and Hart have been changed by means of famous person keepers within the form of comic McGuinness and singer Nicky Byrne at half-time — two adjustments which inevitably led to objectives galore.

Substitute Jermain Defoe fired England 3-0 in entrance, earlier than former United striker Carlos Tevez pulled one again for the World XI.

Tevez — who left Old Trafford to enroll in Manchester City in 2009 — struck once more at the hour mark and celebrated by means of cupping his ear to the group.

Defoe restored England’s two-goal benefit within the 65th minute when he become the best possible scorer in Soccer Aid historical past.

More to practice.