What a way to finish the day! Manchester City versus Tottenham is under way, and you can follow the action from that game with Patrick Jennings here.

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Sir Alex Ferguson told manutd.com: "I would like to say huge congratulations to Wayne on reaching this milestone. 

"It is no mean feat to score so many goals and he breaks a record that has stood for over 40 years. Wayne thoroughly deserves his place in the history books of this great club and I am sure that he will go on to score many more goals. 

"Well done Wayne, I am absolutely delighted for you, you have been a great servant to this club and long may it continue."  

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Sir Bobby Charlton has been speaking to Manchester United's official website about Wayne Rooney breaking his scoring record. Here's what he had to say:

"It’s over 40 years since I scored the last of my 249 goals for Manchester United, so I must admit that I have become used to the honour of being the club’s all-time top goalscorer!

"We have had some incredible strikers here at Old Trafford and they have scored a lot of goals, but it has been fairly obvious for a while now that Wayne Rooney was going to be the one likeliest to break my record, and now that day has come, I would be lying to say that I’m not disappointed to have lost the record. However, I can honestly say that I’m delighted for Wayne. He deserves his place in the history books.

"He is a true great for club and country, and it is fitting that he is now the highest goalscorer for both United and England. It has been great to watch him every week since his arrival at Old Trafford in 2004; he set the tone with a wonderful hat-trick on his debut and he has thrilled us all in the years since, going on to enjoy a hugely successful career.

"I was 35 when I retired. Wayne is only 31 and still going strong, so I don’t think he’s done by a long stretch yet. He continues to show that he can contribute goals, assists and performances whenever called upon, he will raise the bar even further before he calls it a day. Now he’s the man to beat, and I can’t see anybody doing that for a long, long time."

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho speking with Sky Sports: "It was a big game with two teams in the beginning trying to win. But after 25 minutes one team tried to win and the other tried to defend, which they did amazingly well. They showed great work-rate and did everything to try and stop us. We did everything well expect in front of our target. 

"We missed unbelievable chances. We hit the post, the keeper saves, we miss chances and we have another draw. We have too many draws for the attacking play we produce. Opposition goalkeeper are always amazing against us.

"The record is the record. It is the record of the biggest club in England and one of the biggest in the world. Before him the record belonged to a legend of English football. Now Wayne becomes a legend of Manchester United."

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Here's a breakdown of where Wayne Rooney has scored his 250th goals and how he has scored the: 

Home: 136 

Away: 106 

Neutral ground: 8 

Inside Box: 213 

Outside Box: 37 

Penalty: 26 

Direct Free Kick: 6 

Right Foot: 193 

Left Foot: 27 

Head: 30 

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At the bottom of the Premier League, Swansea move out of the relegation zone after a win at Anfield that busted accumulators everywhere before the majority of the day's football even got under way.

Sunderland, who lost 2-0 at West Brom, are bottom.

You can watch Wayne Rooney's record-breaker on Match of the Day at 22:30 GMT. 

It's been captured beautifully in still form, too...

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Although Ander Herrera looks more excited than Rooney...

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Here's how it looks at the top of the table ahead of Manchester City versus Tottenham. 

Wayne Rooney's late leveller at Stoke means Manchester United move to within a point of their city rivals for now. Liverpool's defeat by Swansea leaves Jurgen Klopp's side seven points behind leaders Chelsea.

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Manchester United striker and now all-time record goalscorer Wayne Rooney: "It means a hell of a lot. It is a great honour and I am very proud. It is difficult at the minute to be over-pleased because of the result but in the grand scheme it is huge honour. It is not something I expected when I joined. As I said before, I am proud and I hope there is more to come. 

"The players who have played for this club have been world class. I am proud to play for this club. To be all-time goalscorer is a huge honour."

On the draw with Stoke: "It could be vital come the end of the season. It is no nice to lose and it looked like being the case. But we got a point that could be vital. There is a long way to go. A lot can happen. We have to keep picking up points."

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Bournemouth and Watford have never beaten each other in the Premier League.

Their previous three meetings have ended 0-0, 1-1 and 2-2, so it's a shame from a number geek's point of view that it wasn't 3-3 today. 

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Former West Brom striker on Final Score

What a way to do it.

I am absolutely delighted for Wayne.