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Sky Sports get into a bit of a muddle in the aftermath of Rooney’s record-breaking goal (Pic)

Published 23:16 8 Sept 2015 BST

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Sky Sports get into a bit of a muddle in the aftermath of Rooney’s record-breaking goal (Pic)

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Admittedly, there's been more than one Sir Bobby in England's footballing past, but we didn't expect this mistake from Sky Sports.

A Wayne Rooney penalty allowed the Manchester United forward to claim his place as the nation's all-time leading goalscorer, eclipsing Sir Bobby Charlton's tally of 49. But an alert sent out by Sky Sports appeared to confuse Charlton with another legendary Sir Bobby - former England manager Sir Bobby Robson... Slack for iOS Upload (5) Unfortunately for Sky, screenshots of the mistake were sweeping across social media within minutes.

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Sky Sports get into a bit of a muddle in the aftermath of Rooney's record-breaking goal (Pic)