Moyes hails Rooney as 'Manchester United legend'

Fresh from scoring one of the goals of the season against West Ham on Saturday, Wayne Rooney is drawing high praise from his manager, David Moyes.

First, that goal again: 

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My goodness.

Back to Moyes on Rooney. The Manchester United boss believes the club's highest paid player has already established himself as a legend at only 28 years of age. 

"If you are the third top scorer of a club like this, you already are a legend," said Moyes, according to the BBC.

"He has a real appetite back again."

Rooney scored both goals in United's 2-0 win over the Hammers, pushing his total to 212 goals. He trails only Denis Law by 25 and Sir Bobby Charlton by 37.

"As long as he doesn't pick up any serious injuries, he has a real good chance of breaking Denis Law's and Sir Bobby Charlton's records and that would be some feat," added Moyes.