What's changed for Wayne Rooney since he broke England record?

 

Wayne Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton's England scoring record last September

It's a year since Wayne Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton's England scoring record with his 50th international goal. After a turbulent 12 months, we examine what's changed for the Manchester United captain since then.

For Rooney, September 2015 will always be remembered for the moment he thumped a late penalty past Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer at Wembley to become England's greatest ever goalscorer.
The historic achievement cemented his status as an England great, but the tributes rolled in to a backdrop of intense scrutiny. Rooney was on a run of 10 Premier League games without scoring for United and, at club level, his suitability to the central striking role was under question.

Even the relief of a hat-trick in a Champions League qualifier against Club Brugge two weeks earlier had been short-lived, with Rooney heading into the international break on the back of another ineffective display in a 2-1 defeat by Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Was he still the man to lead the attack? The United captain's struggles had been laid bare by their failure to replace Robin van Persie in the summer transfer window, and it was increasingly clear that Rooney, once a physical powerhouse with electrifying pace and irrepressible dynamism, had slowed with age.
Then, a few days before he stepped up to take that record-breaking penalty at Wembley, United completed a signing that would effectively spell the end of Rooney's time as a central striker.

Monaco's Anthony Martial was relatively unknown to the Premier League and the transfer fee was ridiculed, but with Rooney sidelined by a hamstring injury, the young Frenchman marked his debut with an unforgettable goal against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Rooney returned to the starting line-up for United's next Premier League game against Southampton, but this time he played in a deeper role behind Martial, whose brilliant start to life in England continued with a clinical double as United won 3-2 at St Mary's Stadium.