Thursday 5 November 2015 01:14, UK
Wayne Rooney will go down in the history books as one of the greatest players to ever play for Manchester United and England, according to his former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Rooney scored the winner - his 237th goal for United - in the 1-0 Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday to move alongside Denis Law as the second highest goal scorer in the club's history.
In September, the 30-year-old overtook Sir Bobby Charlton as England's all-time record goal scorer, converting a penalty in the 2-0 European Qualifier victory over Switzerland to chalk up his 50th international goal.
Solskjaer, currently preparing his Molde side for their Europa League clash with Celtic on Thursday, says Rooney has already achieved legendary status at Old Trafford and joked about his role in the move that brought the forward to the club in 2004.
"Wayne's a legend at the club, he's been fantastic since he arrived. He might thank me for getting that injury as we needed strikers back then when I got injured, so we signed him," he said.
"But he's been a top, top team-mate of mine, he's a great lad and I wish him all the best. Wazza will go in the history books as one of the best players to have ever played for Manchester United and England.
"You know when you've got Wayne Rooney, wherever you put him, you'll get a top, top performance. You could even put him in goal."
United manager Louis van Gaal has recently come in for criticism for the style of play he has implemented on the first team since arriving at the club in the summer of 2014.
Former United midfielder Paul Scholes recently labelled the Dutchman's tactics as 'too negative'.
When asked about whether Van Gaal's style of play mattered, Solskjaer added: "Of course, Man Utd has always been an entertaining, attacking team to watch and I've been part of it and really enjoyed playing for them in that style."
