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How social media reacted to that Wayne Rooney goal
Wayne Rooney netted a hat-trick, including an incredible strike from inside his own half, as Everton thrashed David Moyes’ West Ham 4-0 at Goodison Park while incoming boss Sam Allardyce watched on from the stands.Captain-for-the-night Rooney produced the sublime long-range effort, bringing back memories of his famous goal against West Ham for Manchester United in 2014, to complete his treble in the 66th minute.???????? | "Was that the best goal you've ever scored, @waynerooney?" #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/A6pifgVs1q— Everton (@Everton) November 29, 2017Rooney himself said it was the best goal he’s ever scored, but what did everyone else think?The 32-year-old’s former Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand thinks Rooney’s strike against Manchester City remains his finest work:After decent night sleep, I've decided…. @WayneRooney Goal vs #ManCity was still the best goal of his career! Both unbelievable… difficult strikes but the size of game against Man City makes the overhead kick win! Thoughts pple??? #rooney #mufc #efc pic.twitter.com/2Ax764d1qu— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) November 30, 2017Rooney’s team-mate Ross Barkley hailed the strike as did Darren Bent:Not many in world football who could do that. ????????— Ross Barkley (@RBarkley20) November 29, 2017Rooney OMG ????????????????— Darren Bent (@DarrenBent) November 29, 2017Former goalkeeper Shay Given decided to share the praise:Some great goals tonight on #MOTD Sterling, Rooney, Sala & Brady ????????????????— Shay Given (@No1shaygiven) November 29, 2017But some chose to poke fun at the Croxteth-born striker’s brilliance:Just seen the Rooney goal. Another mishit 40-yard cross-field pass. Needs to work on those— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) November 29, 2017Everton are next in action at home to Huddersfield in the Premier League on Saturday.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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