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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