In the wake of Ronaldo's sensational goal against Juventus in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie at the Juventus Stadium, fans on social media argued Rooney's was superior.
A former teammate of both players, Rio Ferdinand, who commentated on the game for BT Sports wrote on his official Twitter account shortly after.
"Don't be comparing Ronaldo's overhead kick to Rooney's vs Man City which came of his shin...
"This lit up this studio. Imagine what it did for people around the world to see one of the greatest, if not the greatest player on the planet, to produce a moment like this against Juventus, the magnitude of the game, the occasion."
Now Rooney has defended his 'shinned effort'; "I texted Rio and I think it's actually a harder technique to do it off your shins. So I'll go with my own," he said as quoted by ESPN FC.