Wayne Rooney marks perfect Everton return with winner against Stoke City

Wayne Rooney hailed his match-winning return to Everton as a special moment after the England striker bagged the decisive goal in 1-0 victory over Stoke City.

Everton's Wayne Rooney, left, and Stoke City's Kurt Zouma in action during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP 

Stoke City's Bojan Krkic, left, and Everton's Morgan Schneiderlin in action during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Stoke City's Erik Pieters, left, and Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Stoke City's Joe Allen, left, and Everton's Davy Klaassen vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Everton's Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring his side's first goal against Stoke City during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Stoke City's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, centre, fights off the challenge from Everton's Idrissa Gueye, left, and Morgan Schneiderlin during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford picks the ball out of the air during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Everton manager Ronald Koeman shouts from the sideline during the English Premier League soccer match Everton versus Stoke City at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, left, makes a save from Stoke City's Peter Crouch 2nd left, during the English Premier League soccer match Everton versus Stoke City at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP

Everton's Tom Davies, left, and Stoke City's Darren Fletcher battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. | AP