Wayne Rooney appears to be taking after his old manager Sir Alex Ferguson after his Plymouth Argyle side showed off their late goal threat yet again.

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'Fergie Time' became legendary at Man UtdRooney involved in many late Utd goalsPlymouth making a habit of last-gasp strikesFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

According to the Plymouth Herald, the Pilgrims have scored five of their 17 Championship goals this season in 90-plus minutes of home matches – the latest of which came in Friday night's come-from-behind 2-2 draw with Watford as Andre Gray snatched last-gasp equaliser. As a result, Argyle have picked up an extra six points, leading the publication to come up with the moniker of 'Rooney Time' – many years after 'Fergie Time' was popularised when Ferguson was in charge at Manchester United.

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While Plymouth's fighting qualities at home are admirable, Rooney's side are just two points outside the Championship relegation zone this season. The 39-year-old has won just five of his 18 games in charge since taking over as manager in the summer, and he faces a battle to avoid the drop down to League One.

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While United had a history of scoring important, late goals under Ferguson, rivals fans came up with the phrase 'Fergie Time'. It was claimed that the Red Devils were given a helping of undeserved added time when the Scot's side were losing, seemingly giving them an unfair advantage.

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Rooney's Plymouth side, who have the worst away form in the division, travel to Norwich City in their next Championship clash on Tuesday night. They follow that game with another away fixture four days later against mid-table Bristol City.