Everton ace Wayne Rooney rolls back the years as images show the same Manchester City fans left gutted by the striker at the Etihad: 'Always nice to see a few familiar faces'

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Wayne Rooney bagged his 200th Premier League goal on Monday night against Manchester City, and in doing so provided a certain section of the Etihad stadium with a painful case of deja vu.

The English striker roared in front of the home fans after putting his side ahead, taunting them by putting his hands to his ears and, inevitably, the City supporters inside the stadium didn't take well to his actions.

Photographers were on hand to capture Rooney celebrating in front of the same section of terrace as he did in 2012 when hitting the back of the net for United, with a mixture of anger, despair and frustration painted across the faces of City fans. 

Wayne Rooney angered the same Man City fans (ringed) five years after netting for United by scoring on his Everton return

Rooney celebrated in front of the same father and son duo back in 2012, as other fans could be seen sitting in the same seats

After Rooney netted for United in 2012 in their 3-2 win over their neighbours, City fans were seen abusing him as he celebrated with his team-mates.

And after scoring on Monday, the response from the home fans, two in particular, was exactly the same.  An older man and a younger supporter, sitting next to each other, reacted in the same manner as they did in 2012.

In both photos, five years apart, the older supporter is seen shouting out at Rooney while the younger fan can be seen looking angrily at the former United forward.

Another supporter could even be seen displaying exactly the same fingers up gesture, his face contorted into an identical replica of disgust after seeing Rooney score against his beloved side yet again.

The fan, circled in green, flicked the Vs at Rooney with his face contorted in disgust at seeing his beloved side concede

The same supporter is well versed in his reaction to Rooney's effort, responding in exactly the same way five years ago

Circled purple, one supporter was left with a resigned, almost vacant look on his face as Rooney scored at the Etihad again

And it's no surprise as the same fan is well used to it, seen here displaying the same disappointed look back in late 2012

Following the final whistle on Monday night, the 31-year-old taunted the angry City fans, writing on Twitter alongside a photo of himself celebrating: 'Always nice to see a few familiar faces.'

Everton's foothold in the game was made all the stronger after City saw themselves go a man down, summer signing Kyle Walker picking up a second yellow card to mark his dismissal.

The numbers would soon be evened up however, with referee Bobby Madley delving into his pocket once more to give Toffees midfielder - and another former Manchester United man - Morgan Schneiderlin his marching orders.

City pulled themselves back into the game later on following several waves of pressure, with Raheem Sterling lashing home a volleyed effort to restore the scoreline.

For Rooney, though, his return to his boyhood team has now yielded two Premier League goals in two games.

The Toffees return to action in midweek for their Europa League second leg play-off tie against Hadjuk Split, before travelling to Stamford Bridge to come up against reigning champions Chelsea on Sunday. 

Rooney poked fun at the situation by taking to Twitter and writing'always nice to see a few familiar faces' following the match