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title: "Solskjaer: “Rooney one of the best to play for United”"
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# Solskjaer: “Rooney one of the best to play for United”

**Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says that Wayne Rooney will be remembered as one of the greatest players to ever play for United and England after his retirement.**

Rooney scored his 237th goal for the Reds during United’s 1-0 Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday to become United’s second highest goalscorer alongside Denis Law, while in September he overtook Sir Bobby Charlton as England’s all-time record goalscorer, scoring a penalty in the Three Lions’ 2-0 victory over Switzerland.

And the Molde manager says that the 30 year-old has already achieved legend status at Old Trafford and joked that his injuries played a vital role in the striker’s move from Everton, according to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10056227/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-hails-manchester-united-captain-wayne-rooney):

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2015/11/4958517581.jpg)

> *Wayne’s a legend at the club, he’s been fantastic since he arrived. He might thank me for getting that injury as we needed strikers back then when I got injured, so we signed him.*
>
> *But he’s been a top, top team-mate of mine, he’s a great lad and I wish him all the best. Wazza will go in the history books as one of the best players to have ever played for Manchester United and England.*
>
> *You know when you’ve got Wayne Rooney, wherever you put him, you’ll get a top, top performance. You could even put him in goal.*

Solskjaer was also asked about Louis van Gaal’s tactics, which have been criticised recently by some former United players. However, he did not wade into the debate, only saying this:

> *Of course, [Man Utd](https://readmanutd.com/2026/05/23/man-utd-announce-more-news-after-carrick-appointment-football-news/) has always been an entertaining, attacking team to watch and I’ve been part of it and really enjoyed playing for them in that style.*