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The 'Once a Blue, always a Blue' T-shirt turned out not to be just a statement but a prophecy.

When Wayne Rooney hoisted up his Everton kit to reveal the message underneath, having scored in an FA Youth Cup tie against Aston Villa, it was viewed as a moment of teenage bravado.

No one realistically expected the academy graduate with such prodigious talent to have a long-term future at the club and when Manchester United and their millions came calling there was only ever going to be one outcome.

The T-shirt that Evertonians had so enjoyed became a stick to beat Rooney with and the love which he had once felt turned to anger and derision.

They are sentiments that even after 13 years will not dissipate easily as the return of the prodigal son - armed with England and Mancheste