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Wayne Rooney's year in pictures

As Wayne Rooney signs a new five-year deal at Manchester United, we look back at the highs and lows of an eventful 12 months in the life of the 24-year-old England striker

November 2009: Rooney leaves hospital with his wife Coleen and their new baby Kai

November 2009: Rooney looks every inch the family man as he leaves Liverpool Women's Hospital with his wife Coleen, their first child Kai and other family members

January 2010: An imperious Rooney scores all four goals in a 4-0 demolition of Hull City to send Manchester United to the top of the Premier League table

March 2010: Rooney's supreme goalscoring form continues as he scores twice in each leg as United defeat AC Milan 7-2 on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals

March 2010: Rooney scores again for United before suffering an ankle injury playing against Bayern Munich in the last eight of the Champions League

April 2010: Troubled by ankle and groin injuries, Rooney fails to score again all season as United go out of the Champions League to Bayern and finish second to Chelsea in the Premier League

June 2010: After a dismal 0-0 draw with Algeria at the World Cup in South Africa, Rooney vents his anger to a TV camera over England fans booing the team

June 2010: Rooney is powerless to prevent England crashing out of the World Cup in a 4-1 defeat by Germany, the United striker having been off-colour throughout the tournament and without a goal in four matches

August 2010: Rooney ends a 13-match scoring drought for club and country with a penalty in United's 3-0 victory over West Ham

September 2010: Rooney links up with the England squad after a wave of lurid tabloid newspaper allegations about his private life

October 2010: Rooney is left on the bench for United's 2-2 draw with West Brom, leading to rumours that he wants to leave Old Trafford because talks over a new contract have broken down

October 2010: As Rooney practices with team-mates ahead of the Bursaspor clash, for which he is later ruled out with an ankle injury, Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson reveals the striker wants to leave Old Trafford

Wayne Rooney laughs while on the bench at Old Trafford

October 2010: The sage appears to end with an incredible u-turn as Rooney agrees to sign a new five-year contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2015

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