Rio Ferdinand hammers home the magnitude of Wayne Rooney’s England record

After overtaking Sir Bobby Charlton's England goals tally, a plethora of football's biggest names have been queuing up to shower him in praise.

Along with teammates, the great Lionel Messi was particularly gushing about the Manchester United striker. But one of Rooney's former England and United teammates has perhaps gone to the greatest lengths by adding a wordy post to his Facebook page, comparing his international goal scoring feat to some of the world's very best.     Wayne Rooney's attempts to take Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United goals record reconvene on Saturday, when Liverpool visit Old Trafford.