A brace against AC Milan last night took Wayne Rooney’s goal tally for the season to an incredible 30 goals and he is now closing in on Ronaldo’s amazing 42 goal tally of 2007/08.

My own feeling a couple of months ago was that Rooney would get 33 this season but it is looking very much like I am going to have to revise that figure.

We have nine Premier League games to play and at least two more Champions League games so we have at least eleven more games to play and a potential fourteen games.

His goal scoring ratio has been almost one goal every time he has started (he has started 35 games and appeared in 37 so far this season).

That would suggest he is going to finish on 38 or 39 goals… but I wouldn’t want to back against him going higher.

A lot will depend on how much Fergie plays him. As we saw last night, he was brought off after around an hour in order to keep him fresh and ready to go again in our next game against Fulham. Had he stayed on, I wouldn’t have backed against him getting a hat-trick last night.

I think one thing is certain: if Rooney DOES beat Ronnie’s record then it could well mean that we’re on target for another Domestic and European Double, just as it did when Ronnie got his record.