Manchester United captain Gary Neville can see Wayne Rooney becoming the club's all-time leading goal scorer.

Rooney has not even reached the halfway point in the chase to reach Sir Bobby Charlton's milestone of 249.

However, he did take his current tally to 102 with his crucial penalty against Arsenal on Saturday, leaving the 23-year-old 18th on the all-time list behind such notables as Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo, who found the net on 118 occasions.

"There is a long time to go before he gets there but Wayne does have an opportunity to beat Bobby Charlton's scoring record," said Neville.

"He will have to play a lot more games and stay clear of injury because that record has stood for many years and will be very difficult to break.

"But a player of his ability should score goals. He plays centre-forward for Manchester United. That points you in the right direction."