Rooney will learn - Eriksson

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has backed Wayne Rooney to bounce back from his red card shame in Villarreal on Wednesday night.

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has backed Wayne Rooney to bounce back from his red card shame in Villarreal on Wednesday night.

The Swede was in the crowd when Rooney received a second yellow card for sarcastically applauding referee Kim Milton Nielsen’s decision to book him for a foul on Quique Alvarez.

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