Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is determined to deliver on the "world stage".

Even during England's altitude training camp in Austria, Rooney has revealed he was forced to hold himself back slightly in order to ensure minor niggles did not develop into anything more serious.

Now though, after a relatively quiet performance in Saturday's Group C opener against the United States, Rooney is feeling good again, which is bad news for Algeria ahead of the second game in Cape Town on Friday as he attempts to stamp his mark on the greatest stage.

"This is a great opportunity for me to prove myself at world level," said Rooney. "I look at what Maradona and Pele did. They took the World Cup by the scruff of the neck and virtually won it single-handed.

"If I can manage half of what they achieved, it would be great.

"It was difficult for me to play as well as I wanted after I got the injury against Bayern Munich. I played when I probably shouldn't and lost my match fitness and sharpness.

"Even in Austria I had a few niggles and I held myself back in training. But since we've come over here I've felt sharp and been flat out.

"When I was playing well and scoring goals earlier in the season I was sharp and hungry in training. That is how I feel at the minute."