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Hoddle impressed by Man Utd ace Rooney in midfield, but...

Former England coach Glenn Hoddle feels there's more to come from Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in the Three Lions' midfield.

Hoddle wrote for the Mail on Sunday: "Wayne Rooney has played well in midfield and his technical ability there is a plus for us.

"But what we miss is his goalscoring threat. In a 4-3-3, I would like to see him mixing it up more with Dele Alli. At the moment, it's always Rooney coming deep to join Eric Dier and they're almost playing as a 4-2-3-1 at times.

"I'd like to see them switch, so Rooney can get further forward and be more of a goal threat. Three or four times in each half, I want to see him in the penalty area, as Paul Scholes did.

"That is why I'd play him in a diamond off the front, behind Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy, because then he's in a great position to do that. He's playing well but I still want to see more of him in an attacking role."

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