Out-of-sorts Rooney insists he’s fully fit
On Tuesday night Rooney looked a shadow of the player who helped put Bulgaria and Switzerland to the sword just a month earlier as England failed to score in a game at the new Wembley for the first time.
The 24-year-old was playing his first match for more than a fortnight after missing Manchester United’s Champions League win in Valencia and Barclays Premier League draw at Sunderland. Rooney’s form has dipped since unsavoury allegations about his private life emerged in the wake of the Bulgaria win.
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