Wayne Rooney is on course to break Sir Bobby Charlton 's all-time goalscoring record at the club , but the Manchester United captain has struggled to find the net at the home of one their fiercest rivals . Ahead of Sunday 's crunch clash at Anfield , Red Devils manager Louis van Gaal will be hoping his star striker can lead by example when United travel to Liverpool . Rooney was on target as United swept aside Tottenham at Old Trafford on March 15 - taking his league tally to 11 this season . Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will be hoping Wayne Rooney can fire them to glory at Liverpool . Rooney ( centre ) scored in United 's 3-0 win vs Tottenham on March 15 but has struggled at Anfield in the past . However , the 29-year-old 's record at Anfield is a poor one during his time at United and at boyhood club Everton . In 10 appearances at the ground , Rooney has only managed to score once . That goal proved decisive though as United ran out 1-0 winners against Liverpool in January 2005 . Since then however , the stats make for unimpressive reading for Van Gaal 's talisman - with the forward having failed to score in his subsequent seven appearances at Anfield . Rooney has only scored once in 10 matches at Liverpool during his time at Everton and United . Rooney ( left ) celebrates his strike with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2005 as United won 1-0 at Anfield . Furthermore he has only produced two shots on target in total in those following matches and nine overall . Despite this , Van Gaal will be hoping Rooney can rediscover his goalscoring touch at Anfield as United battle for a place in the top four against Brendan Rodgers ' side . Defeat for United would see them drop below Liverpool into fifth with just eight Premier League games remaining . Since that goal though , Rooney ( centre ) has failed to score in seven subsequent matches at Anfield . In additio , the 29-year-old has only produced two shots on target in total in those following matches .
Manchester United travel to derby in the Premier league on Sunday . Wayne Rooney has scored 11 Premier League goals this season for United . 29-year - old 's only goal at home came in United 's 2 - 0 win in 2005 . source : Man Utd train ahead of crunch clash with Liverpool on Sunday . Liverpool vs Manchester sources : Team news , probable line reports and more . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news .