Rooney cemented himself in Everton folklore with a glorious
last-minute winner against then-champions Arsenal, which at the
time made him the youngest goal scorer in the history of the
Premier League at 16 years and 360 days.
It was immediately apparent that the boy was a very special
talent and the Merseyside club were quickly relieved of their new
crown jewel.
Kenwright admitted that he is still anguishing over the fact that
they were unable to hang on to Rooney, even though they received a
king's ransom for him, as his made him the most expensive for a
teenage footballer ever. Hope springs eternal, however, and
the Everton chief insists that the prodigal son could return one
day.
"David Moyes has always said to me: 'One day Wayne Rooney will come
back to Everton.'," he said. "Why not? Those four or five days when
I knew he wanted to go were without doubt the worst few days of my
football life."
The mercurial forward was back to his very best yesterday, scoring
two goals and clicking with Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez
seamlessly during the 4-0 demolition job over Aston Villa.
