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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andy Sims

Remember the name – Wayne Rooney’s dynamite debut recalled 20 years later

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When Everton manager David Moyes sent a 16-year-old Wayne Rooney on as a late substitute against Arsenal, he could never have imagined that 20 years later everyone would still “remember the name”.

On Saturday, October 19 2002, at Goodison Park, Everton were drawing 1-1 with a Gunners side who were unbeaten in their previous 30 matches.

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