Wayne Rooney, Manchester United and England’s all-time leading goalscorer, had everyone believing he would be “special” from the moment he burst onto the scene at Everton, says Leon Osman.
An exciting teenage talent announced himself to the world when scoring a stunning Premier League effort for the Toffees against Arsenal in October 2002.
Rooney was just 16 at the time, but he had been registering on the radar of those around him at Goodison Park for some time prior to his senior breakthrough.
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Osman formed part of the Toffees fold at that time and says he always knew that a man who has gone on to cement a standing as a modern-day great was destined to reach the very top.