FOOTBALL : WAYNE ROONEY DELIVERS WIN ON NOSTALGIC EVERTON RETURN !

FOOTBALL : WAYNE ROONEY DELIVERS WIN ON NOSTALGIC EVERTON RETURN !

Wayne Rooney delivers a magical first win for his boyhood club Everton - - which he left 13 years ago - - to complete his fairy-tale nostalgic homecoming with an opener victory against Stoke City, 1-0.

Everton 1-0 Stoke: Fairytale Rooney Strike Hands Toffees Opening Day Win Over Potters

👌🏼 | He's back - and he means business!

A perfect cross from @CalvertLewin14 and a header to match from @WayneRooney!#EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/pzrVoK6tpc
— Everton (@Everton) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney scores his first Premier League goal for Everton at Goodison Park in exactly 4900 days 👏 pic.twitter.com/iWFYBRHeDc
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 12, 2017

😀 pic.twitter.com/Pog4xzA2vb
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) August 12, 2017

Roooooooneeyyyyyy
— Yannick Bolasie (@YannickBolasie) August 12, 2017

GOAL! Wayne Rooney scores his 199th Premier League goal on his Everton returnhttps://t.co/i6xebK9a4V pic.twitter.com/4ZRKU9tRMI
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) August 12, 2017

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Stoke (Wayne Rooney, 45+1 min) https://t.co/7RuusnhJhr pic.twitter.com/N7QpJaaJn5
— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) August 12, 2017

#EPL @WayneRooney back with a bang for @Everton

Story: https://t.co/n89YoCznOX pic.twitter.com/AFvAuGdzJI
— TOI Sports (@toisports) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney marks perfect Everton return with winner against Stoke https://t.co/2iu4tQrC18
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney makes winning Everton return - but how did he play? @StanCollymore's verdict https://t.co/wm96AXePik pic.twitter.com/eYhakbE2Dp
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) August 12, 2017

Win to kick off @Everton #coyb yes boys 💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/gzvRBZRP1R
— Yannick Bolasie (@YannickBolasie) August 12, 2017

🙌 | What a moment for @WayneRooney!!!! 1-0 #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/AuHhnaW74t
— Everton (@Everton) August 12, 2017

🎥 | "It doesn’t get much better."

Watch @WayneRooney's full post-match interview for free on evertontv 👉 https://t.co/Hp7YiS7To3. pic.twitter.com/oXzXIOoFD3
— Everton (@Everton) August 12, 2017

👍🏼 | Our first opening-day win since 2012... Thanks for your support at Goodison today, Blues!

How are you feeling after that? #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/8f0FTTgs32
— Everton (@Everton) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney • Wallpaper pic.twitter.com/a4CcRoBNLx
— Footy Editor (@Footy_Editor) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney has a very special guest watching over him on Thursday https://t.co/3tmDLnI9yG pic.twitter.com/fKqBuKwgQZ
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney completes dream Everton return to score winner against Stoke | @Simon_Hughes__ https://t.co/BX7OkWJbv4
— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) August 12, 2017

FULL-TIME: Everton 1-0 Stoke

Wayne Rooney completes fairytale return to Goodison Park https://t.co/PJR7jdHc5t pic.twitter.com/yqx4DmpRB9
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) August 12, 2017

GOAL: Everton 1-0 Stoke

Wayne Rooney scores on his return to Goodison Park. His first Toffees goal in 13 years!https://t.co/8ts7wAc4Vw pic.twitter.com/ZhSBcJJy66
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) August 12, 2017

GOAL! Wayne Rooney scores for Everton! https://t.co/FgmoDAdTbn
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney scored a measly 64% in the first half of our sample, followed by a more respectable 85% https://t.co/388h5j9z0b
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 10, 2017