11) He loves his 40-yard goal against Porto from 2009, saying: “It’s the best goal I’ve ever scored. I’ve just seen the replay and I didn’t realise it was 40 yards out and I hit it at 65mph – wow!”
12) He winked on camera after getting club team-mate Wayne Rooney sent off at the World Cup in 2006.
13) He and Rooney then struck up an amazing partnership for the Red Devils for the next few seasons.
14) He has almost as many underwear photoshoots as he does goals.
15) He invented the ‘mule kick’ with his brilliant piece of improvisation to score against Valencia last season.