In June 2007, Rooney was handed number 10, last worn by Ruud van Nistelrooy.[71][72] He fractured his left metatarsal in United's opening-day goalless draw against Reading on 12 August,[73] the same injury he had suffered to his right foot in 2004.[74] After being sidelined for six weeks, he returned for United's 1–0 Champions League group stage win over Roma on 2 October, scoring the match's only goal.[75] However, barely a month into his return, Rooney injured his ankle during a training session on 9 November, and missed an additional two weeks.[76] His first match back was against Fulham on 3 December, in which he played 70 minutes.[77] Rooney missed a total of ten games and finished the 2007–08 season with 18 goals (12 of them in the league),[63] as United clinched both the Premier League[78] and the Champions League, in which they defeated league rivals Chelsea[79] in the competition's first-ever all-English final.
On 4 October 2008 in an away win over Blackburn Rovers, Rooney became the youngest player in league history to make 200 appearances.[81] On 14 January after scoring the only goal of the game 54 seconds into the 1–0 win over Wigan Athletic, Rooney limped off with a hamstring ailment in the eighth minute. His replacement, Carlos Tévez, was injured himself shortly after entering the game, but stayed on.[82] Rooney was out for three weeks, missing one match apiece in the League Cup and FA Cup, along with four Premier League matches.[83] On 25 April 2009, Rooney scored his final league goals of the season against Tottenham. United scored five goals in the second half to come from 2–0 down to win 5–2. Rooney grabbed two goals, set up two and provided the assist that led to the penalty for United's first goal.[84] Rooney ended the season with 20 goals in all competitions. Once again, he managed 12 goals in the league.[63]
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