‘All the legends drank like devils' says Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes whatever England captain Wayne Rooney did on a night off was “not really serious” and said all the game’s greats “drank like devils and smoked like crazy”.

Rooney has “unreservedly’’ apologised to interim England manager Gareth Southgate, the FA and football supporters in general following the emergence of “inappropriate’’ images from The Grove hotel on Saturday night.

It is alleged Rooney dropped in on a wedding party, with one tabloid printing a photo appearing to show the Manchester United forward, wearing an England training top, looking the worse for wear.