The skipper made history by scoring his 250th goal for the Red Devils in the 94th minute of stoppage time as the visitors extended their unbeaten runWayne Rooney finally became Manchester United’s all-time top scorer with a late goal to rescue a point against Stoke City in a 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium.The captain’s emphatic free-kick in the fourth minute of injury time took him to 250 goals for the club, one clear of previous record scorer Sir Bobby Charlton, and salvaged a point to extend United’s unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions.A first-half own goal from Juan Mata had looked enough to give Mark Hughes’ side a third win in their last four league encounters at home to United and inflict a damaging blow on the visitors’ top-four chances.Mata missed a golden chance to equalise in the first half, while Paul Pogba also came close, but an organised defensive performance from Stoke kept them at arm’s length for much of the contest.United rescued a late draw against Liverpool at Old Trafford last Sunday but they looked insipid in attack before Rooney, on as a substitute, curled in from 20 yards out moments before the final whistle.The result lifts Stoke onto 28 points while United move on to 41, three behind fourth-place Arsenal, having played a game more.Stoke, who showed off new signing Saido Berahino to the bet365 Stadium crowd before kick-off, started brightly but Lee Grant was fortunate to escape a nervy moment as he fumbled a cross from Daley Blind, only for the home side to clear their lines under pressure.
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