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​Everton forward Rooney chuffed with 200th Premier League goal

Wayne Rooney has expressed his delight at becoming only the second player to score 200 Premier League goals.

The Everton forward scored the opener in the Toffees 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Monday night, leaving him 60 goals behind record-holder Alan Shearer.

"To join Alan Shearer [in the 200 club] feels great… but I still have a lot to do to catch Alan," added England's all-time top goalscorer. "It's a great moment and hopefully there's a lot more to come.

"We've got a tough week. We'll have had tonight, a couple of days' rest, a game on Thursday and then another on Sunday.

"It's a tough week and we've started off with a good point. Hopefully we can build on that in the next two games."

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