Former Manchester United star David Beckham has backed Wayne Rooney to continue successfully captainaing both club and national sides.

Beckham believes that Rooney is the perfect skipper to have in the dressing room and at 30 years of age this month, he has a lot of hunger left in him to progress as an influential leader.

"Without a doubt Wayne is someone who can get on with anyone else in a dressing room," said Beckham.

"He came into the England team when he was just 17, and he could hold a conversation and be around the older players even at that age.

"It's the same now. He is almost 30 years old, but still connects with the guys who are 19 and 20 coming into the England set-up, which is exactly what you want from your captain.

"That's the great thing about Wayne. He's a great guy to have in the changing room, and you just know when you're playing with him that he'll run through a brick wall for you.

"He is definitely someone that has made a transition, not only on the pitch, but also as a person as well.

"He's breaking records all over the place and he will continue to do that because of the type of player and person that he is.

"So I'm really happy to see the progression that he's had and I hope it continues, because you need that as captain of both England and Manchester United."