Wayne Rooney ruled out for Spain clash

Wayne Rooney will be watching from the sidelines when England line up against Spain at Wembley tonight (kick-off 8pm), a decision interim manager Gareth Southgate would have made regardless of fitness.

Rooney sat out training yesterday with a minor injury, alongside left-back Ryan Bertrand, but Southgate had already made up his mind to start without his most decorated player.

For the second time in four games at the helm Southgate has chosen not to select the national captain and record goalscorer, having made the bold call to drop the 31-year-old for last month’s World Cup qualifying draw in Slovenia.