Wayne Rooney is England's all-time leading goalscorer. That's got a nice ring to it, hasn't it?
However, it didn't look like it was going to be the striker's night for much of the Three Lions' Euro 2016 qualifying clash against Switzerland on Tuesday night.
The atmosphere at Wembley was flat as Roy Hodgson's side struggled to break down the resilient visitors, who looked dangerous on the break due to the presence of Stoke Ctity's Xherdan Shaqiri.
But substitute Harry Kane's second-half strike gave England a lift and, as the game entered the closing stages, it was the hosts who were in the ascendancy.
When Raheem Sterling was fouled after some neat footwork Rooney finally had his chance from the spot.
The 29-year-old rifled home his effort into the roof of the net and appeared to be emotionally struck as he wheeled away to celebrate.
Eight wins from eight for England in Group E is a record that cannot be argued with and the same can be said for Rooney; he is out there on his own at the top of England's tree as the greatest goalscorer the nation has ever known.
But how did Twitter react to his achievement? Were supporters overcome with happiness? Or were there still detractors ready to question the forward's tally?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">2003: Wayne Rooney scores his first England goal against Macedonia. 2015: He becomes <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/england" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/england" data-vars-event-id="c23">@england</a>'s top scorer <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rooney50?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rooney50?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Rooney50</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/IbcQKGEapY" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/IbcQKGEapY" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/IbcQKGEapY</a> — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/641349135547764736" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/641349135547764736" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wayne Rooney becomes England's all-time leading scorer in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Euro2016?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Euro2016?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Euro2016</a> victory over Switzerland <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/woAkpqovl7" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/woAkpqovl7" data-vars-event-id="c23">http://t.co/woAkpqovl7</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/G0rexkQfOa" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/G0rexkQfOa" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/G0rexkQfOa</a> — Standard Sport (@standardsport) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/641353361703354369" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/641353361703354369" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Charlton played in midfield, scored against better teams, and more in the World Cup, but Rooney scoring 50 goals is still pretty fantastic. — Republik of Mancunia (@R_o_M) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/R_o_M/status/641356116153102336" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/R_o_M/status/641356116153102336" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rooney praise for Roy Hodgson heartening & warranted. 22 of his goals in 34 games under his management - 16 in 19 competitive matches — Guy Mowbray (@Guymowbray) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Guymowbray/status/641351979373957122" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/Guymowbray/status/641351979373957122" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rooney there: "To be my country's leading goalscorer... BEFORE THE AGE OF 30" <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/SslU3jjb9J" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/SslU3jjb9J" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/SslU3jjb9J</a> — Paddy Power (@paddypower) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/641351498476097536" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/641351498476097536" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I was really pleased that Wayne Rooney scored to became England's leading goal scorer so I said well done Wayne & he said thank you, James. — Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BoringMilner/status/641350733837701125" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/BoringMilner/status/641350733837701125" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/WayneRooney" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/WayneRooney" data-vars-event-id="c23">@waynerooney</a> on succeeding where all others have failed by becoming England's highest ever scorer <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/ourdZdK5tL" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/ourdZdK5tL" data-vars-event-id="c23">http://t.co/ourdZdK5tL</a> — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/641348859017347072" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/641348859017347072" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chin up dad — George Lineker (@GeorgeLineker) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeLineker/status/641348779560407044" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/GeorgeLineker/status/641348779560407044" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">A certain someone reacts to Wayne Rooney's 50th international goal... <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/n2j6BuwqoL" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/n2j6BuwqoL" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/n2j6BuwqoL</a> — Paddy Power (@paddypower) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/641348702011977729" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/641348702011977729" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">PLAYER RATINGS: Who stood out when England met Switzerland on Wayne Rooney's big night? <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/tBMhPKutRc" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/tBMhPKutRc" data-vars-event-id="c23">http://t.co/tBMhPKutRc</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/Wp24VRyFFd" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/Wp24VRyFFd" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/Wp24VRyFFd</a> — Standard Sport (@standardsport) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/641353993319419904" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/641353993319419904" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Great achievement for Wayne Rooney - but it's a struggle to think of his career as even on the same plane as Bobby Charlton's epic feats. — David Conn (@david_conn) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/david_conn/status/641348038573686784" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/david_conn/status/641348038573686784" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wayne ROONEY is England’s all-time leading goalscorer !! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/CnWlBt0oLR" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-http://t.co/CnWlBt0oLR" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/CnWlBt0oLR</a> — Old School Panini (@OldSchoolPanini) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/OldSchoolPanini/status/641347951969722369" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/OldSchoolPanini/status/641347951969722369" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">250 - Number of goals Wayne Rooney needs to score for England before some people stop calling him overrated. Record-breaker. — OptaJoke (@OptaJoke) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoke/status/641347906184720384" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/OptaJoke/status/641347906184720384" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wayne Rooney and Roy Hodgson celebrating Rooney becoming England's top goalscorer <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/DSwlFtH3Gr" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://t.co/DSwlFtH3Gr" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/DSwlFtH3Gr</a> — FootyHumour (@FootyHumour) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/641347772667420672" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/641347772667420672" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">It's only a mater of time before Kane catches Rooney... — Spurs Stat Man (@SpursStatMan) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SpursStatMan/status/641347131966525444" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943086-https://twitter.com/SpursStatMan/status/641347131966525444" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 8, 2015</a>
