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 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
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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