With his brace against Hull City, James Wilson became one of Manchester United’s youngest ever Premier League goalscorers. Check out the full list here:
Data is courtesy of Opta.
10. Wayne Rooney
Age at time of first goal: 19 years, 0 months, 0 days
Date of goal: 24/10/2004
Opponent: Arsenal
After scoring a hat-trick on his Red Devils against Fenerbahce at the end of September, Wayne Rooney took a further month to get his first Premier League goal.
The 24th October made for quite a happy 19th birthday for Rooney, who helped to end Arsenal’s 49 match unbeaten Premier League record with a fine strike from close range shortly after transferring to Manchester United.
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