Wayne Rooney expressed his delight at the "huge honour" of moving level with Denis Law on 237 goals forManchester United after he grabbed a late winner against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford.
The forward headed home Jesse Lingard's cross in the second half of the Champions League clash to end United's goal drought in all competitions at 404 minutes.
Rooney now finds himself alongside Law in second place in the club's all-time goalscoring charts, with Sir Bobby Charlton (249) occupying top spot. Continue
"Denis Law is a legend at this club and to equal his goalscoring record is a huge honour for me," the United captain told BT Sport .
As well as reaching a personal milestone, the England international's goal boosted United - who had failed to find the net since the 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in Moscow - to the top of Group B.
"It's difficult when teams come and defend, it's difficult to break them down," Rooney added.
"We just had to keep grinding at them, keep digging away and thankfully the chance came at the end and we got the goal so it's a big win for us.
"I think a lot of teams we play against now defend deep with all of their players, and any player will tell you it is tough to break that down.
"We tried to get the early goal and once that doesn't happen it becomes more difficult. But thankfully we got the goal tonight and the three points which is most important."
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