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Ryan Dabbs

'Someone had told me, "Remember the name: Wayne Rooney" and it was staring me in the face on his shirt as he celebrated – so I sort of nicked it': Clive Tyldesley recalls iconic commentary for England star's first Premier League goal

LIVERPOOL - OCTOBER 19: Wayne Rooney of Everton celebrates scoring during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park in Liverpool on October 19, 2002. (Photo by Mike Finn-Kelcey/Getty Images.).

Wayne Rooney announced himself to the footballing fraternity as a 16-year-old in October 2002, ending Arsenal's 30-match unbeaten run with a sublime finish from outside of the box.

With Sol Campbell putting pressure on him and David Seaman the goalkeeper to beat, Rooney would have been forgiven for failing to find the target, let alone the back of the net when he struck in the 89th-minute of the game. But, even then, Rooney didn't do things by half-measures.

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