Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says England need an in-form Wayne Rooney for any chance of winning anything.

Ferdinand knows how vital he is to qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals and succeeding in Poland and Ukraine.

"If we are going to win anything, we need Wazza playing to his tip-top form," said England captain Ferdinand.

"I am sure we will see a good performance from him. He has been the same old Wazza around the training ground, which we all love. Wayne will have had a lot of advice from various different quarters. I've been in situations to know that, sometimes, you don't want to be peppered by everybody."