Wayne Rooney will keep on scoring, predicts Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker has backed Wayne Rooney to amass plenty more England goals between now and the end of his international career and hopes that he can lead the country to the 2018 World Cup.

Rooney surpassed Bobby Charlton’s long-standing record to move onto 50 England goals as he scored from the penalty spot in Tuesday’s 2-0 European Championship qualifying win over Switzerland.

Former Tottenham and Barcelona striker Lineker notched 48 goals during his own England career and, with Rooney still only 29, the BT Sports presenter has backed the current skipper to keep going for some time yet.