They don't have to go back years to find goals that are of a better spectacular quality - in my opinion two of the other Prem goals yesterday fit this description.
But yes, it's rare to score from that distance - so there aren't many recent examples that are similar goals.
That Cox one above...
That Rooney goal was good, but the hype around it has been ridiculous. Tettey's goal for Norwich was better, but it wasn't Rooney for Man Utd, so is being virtually ignored.
As far as very, very long shots go, Rooney's goal was not fit to lace the boots of:
Beckham v Wimbledon (what a pathetic...