Manchester United goal highlights: Rooney’s historic strike ties club goal record

Scholes also congratulated former England and United team-mate Rooney, who equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 249 goals for the club with the opener against Reading.

“You have to give Wayne Rooney credit for the limelight he has had to work under and the pressure people continually put on him”.

The Red Devils continued to pile on the pressure and on 75 minutes, Rashford grabbed his first goal in 18 matches as he calmly finished one-on-one following Carrick’s ball over the top.

Bournemouth paid the price for making 11 changes – an entire team – by losing 3-0 to League One (third tier) club Millwall.

“We’ve got two home games coming up so hopefully I can get the next one in one of those two games”.

The Manchester United captain was on hand to knee the ball past a hapless Ali Al-Habsi during his side’s 4-0 FA Cup rout at Old Trafford. Bastian played some minutes against West Ham and no more than that.

The occasion looked to be getting the better of the visitors, but Stam’s side showed signs of life as the half wore on.

“Liam Kelly in midfield has been outstanding”.

United pressed for a fifth in the closing stages but had to settle for four and a place in the next round, while Reading are left to focus exclusively on their Championship promotion push.

Anthony Martial doubled United’s lead five minutes later. Marouane Fellaini’s shot was stopped by Al Habsi. The risk is only if we face the game with the wrong attitude, with the wrong frame of mind.

The second-tier side, managed by former United favourite Jaap Stam, arrived and left having had scant sniff of doubling their only victory – in January 1927 – over these opponents in the competition.

Substitutes: 11 Jordan Obita for Blackett 45, 8 John Swift for Evans 57, 14 Dominic Samuel for Kermorgant 77.

Subs not used: S. Moore, Watson, Cooper, Meite.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, frozen out at the start of the season by Mourinho, came on for his second appearance of the season before that goal, which fellow substitute Tim Fosu-Mensah tried to add to.

Subs not used: Pereira, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic.