Stoke 1-1 Manchester United: Wayne Rooney breaks all-time scoring record with late equaliser
Skipper nets a wonderful free-kick at the death to move clear of Sir Bobby Charlton.
Full-time: Stoke 1-1 Manchester United
- Wayne Rooney notches superb stoppage-time free-kick to rescue a point for Manchester United and make history as the club's all-time leading scorer
- Captain has now netted 250 times for the Red Devils, once more than Sir Bobby Charlton
- Stoke led after Juan Mata inadvertently deflected Erik Pieters' pull back beyond David De Gea
- Elsewhere, Andy Carroll notches a brace as West Ham claim comfortable win at Middlesbrough
- Seamus Coleman strikes late winner for Everton to leave struggling Crystal Palace winless under Sam Allardyce
- Bournemouth twice fight back from a one-goal deficit to secure home draw against Watford
- Darren Fletcher and Chris Brunt both score volleys as West Brom ease past rock-bottom Sunderland
- Earlier: Liverpool 2-3 Swansea
- Still to come: Manchester City vs Tottenham
That is it for this particular live blog, but be sure to stay with me for live coverage of a mouth-watering teatime clash between Manchester City and Tottenham.
Purposeful running from Mkhitaryan, who releases Ibrahimovic. Apparently caught in two minds, the big Swede tries to play in Mata instead of going for goal himself.
Stoke escape with a corner and Smalling heads Herrera's cross over the top. Mkhitaryan then finds row z after Herrera combines nicely with Antonio Valencia.
An incisive counter-attack from Stoke and they take the lead against the run of play. Erik Pieters combines well with Arnautovic and the left-back's pull back is deflected into his own net by Mata.
There looked to be a big touch off David De Gea there too. Manchester United's unbeaten streak is under threat.
Just six minutes gone and the volatile Arnautovic is rightly cautioned for hauling down Herrera as the Basque midfielder tried to lead a quick United counter.
Impeded by his own teammate in Ryan Shawcross, Lee Grant spills Mata's free-kick but neither Zlatan Ibrahimovic nor Smalling can turn the loose ball home.
Stoke are parading Berahino, who has not played a first-team match since September and has completed two stints at a French conditioning camp in a bid to improve his fitness, before kick-off.
That deal was completed and announced last night, merely hours after Hughes claimed that there had been no progression in talks for quite some time. Tony Pulis also stated that the initial offer received was nowhere near West Brom's asking price.
Meanwhile, Mourinho explains Rojo's absence...
Mourinho makes four changes to his side following that 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford. Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata are all recalled, with Matteo Darmian and Michael Carrick both dropping to the bench.
Marcos Rojo and Anthony Martial are omitted altogether, meanwhile. Bastian Schweinsteiger is among the visiting substitutes.
Mark Hughes, searching for his 50th league win as Stoke boss, names the same starting XI that eased to a 3-1 win at Sunderland last weekend courtesy of an early brace from Marko Arnautovic and a 99th top-flight goal from Peter Crouch.
The only change to the bench sees Bojan return at the expense of youngster Joel Taylor.
Those wishing to follow second-half coverage of the lunchtime kick-off between Liverpool and Swansea can do so here. It's currently goalless at Anfield.
In terms of team news from our main game, new £12m Stoke striker Saido Berahino was NOT signed in time to feature today.
Bojan Krkic will be involved again despite rumours that he could be off to Middlesbrough and Geoff Cameron is now back in training. Jonathan Walters, Jack Butland and Stephen Ireland remain sidelined, while Wilfried Bony, Mame Biram Diouf and Ramadan Sobhi are all away on Africa Cup of Nations Duty.
Aside from long-term absentee James Wilson, Jose Mourinho, who this week sanctioned the sale of out-of-favour Dutch forward Memphis Depay to Lyon, has no injury worries to contend with. Eric Bailly is also in Gabon with the Ivory Coast.
Hello and welcome to IBTimes UK's live coverage of five Saturday 3pm Premier League kick-offs. Our feature game today comes from the bet365 Stadium, where Manchester United will hope to banish memories of their 2-0 defeat last season and extend a formidable unbeaten run to 17 matches across all competitions against mid-table Stoke City.
While that fixture is set to take precedence here, we will also endeavour to keep you fully up to date with goings on from around the grounds as struggling Crystal Palace host Everton and West Ham travel to Middlesbrough. Bournemouth take on Watford and West Brom welcome Sunderland.
Stay tuned for breaking team news and confirmed lineups. Separate coverage of an eagerly-anticipated teatime clash between Manchester City and Tottenham to follow a little bit later on.
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