Slovenia's players are gunning for England's Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Bostjan Cesar says he'd love to kick Rooney out of the World Cup.

The tough defender admits he's nursing a nine-month grudge against the under-fire England striker and is hell-bent on revenge.

Cesar, 27, accuses Manchester United star Rooney of cheating and deliberately injuring him in a friendly match at Wembley last September.

The Chievo defender said: "Everybody knows Rooney deliberately tried to injure me - he should be ashamed of himself.

"We will try to wind him up and make it an unpleasant experience for him and his team-mates. I don't have fond memories of that game. The whole of Europe knows what Rooney did. It's not sportsmanlike.

"I have a clear conscience, but I doubt he has."

Cesar is not alone in his anger at the treatment they received that night.

Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has also slammed Rooney.

He said: "It was wrong of him. The penalty made us angry because everyone knew it was not a foul.

"It was not the kind of thing I expected from a quality player such as him."