England coach Fabio Capello wants Rooney to perform for England and is unconcerned with his Manchester United pressures. With Cristiano Ronaldo now at Real Madrid, there are expectations on Rooney to lead the way at Old Trafford, but Capello said: "This is Sir Alex's problem."

Capello has brought the best out of Rooney at international level, the forward scoring 10 goals in his last eight games before this week's friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

"Rooney is a really important player, he's incredible and young - he can improve a lot with more experience and confidence in himself," the Italian added.