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Hodgson: Man Utd's Rooney knows England expects

England coach Roy Hodgson says Wayne Rooney knows he must deliver at the World Cup this summer.

Hodgson has confidence in the fitness of the Manchester United striker, despite his end of season problems.

"He knows the expectations," said Hodgson. "He knows how much everyone who writes about, watches or discusses English football demands of him. All I can say is I'm confident he'll give us the best he's got. You can only hope your attempts to prepare him mean that when he gets on the field he'll think, 'I feel good and I'm going to do the things that made people build me up so high'.

"It must be the same for Hollywood film stars. When you make your first film and nobody knows much about you, you might get some good reviews. But one day you're going to be [a superstar like] Al Pacino or Jack Nicholson and suddenly every film you make has to be very good."

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