Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is confident Wayne Rooney's England form won't be affected by Manchester United's Champions League defeat.

"Wayne has come off the back of a Champions League defeat and I am sure he is still hurting and will take it out on the next opposition," says Gerrard.

"Wayne is a fantastic player and I think if you give a player like him freedom he is going to cause the opposition many problems, he is such a talent."