2005-06赛季英格兰足球超级联赛揭开战幕，在首轮焦点战中，曼联客场2比0力克埃弗顿取得开门红。19岁的鲁尼用完美的表现征服全场观众，一粒进球，一次撕开了对手整挑防线的直塞最后帮助队友完成决杀。

外电报道说：“Wayne Rooney has already made headlines this season with standout performances for Manchester United. Now, the powerful teenage striker has an England shirt on his back, and Denmark's defenders¹, likely to include inexperienced 20-year-old Daniel Agger, are in for a tough time in Wednesday's friendly.”

句中的standout是“出色的；杰出的”的意思。又如：The team's standout goalie made four spectacular² saves within the first 40 minutes of play.（这队出色的守门员在比赛的前40分钟内救出了4个险球。）

此外standout还可以用作名词，表示“an excellent or the best example of something”（杰出的事物），如：The participants in the festival were all so good, it's difficult to pick a standout. （电影节的参展影片都很好，很难挑出一部杰出的。）