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My son wanted an England kit with name of Leicester star Vardy - Man Utd skipper Rooney

Wayne Rooney has revealed that his son asked for an England shirt with Jamie Vardy's name on the back.

The Manchester United and England captain was a guest pundit on ITV's coverage of Tuesday night's friendly between the Three Lions and Holland, suggesting that one of his sons can sense a changing of the guard in the national team setup.

"My lad asked me to get an England kit with Vardy on the back!" he said.

"The impact he's had on the Premier League is great for English football. Hopefully he can continue that."

The Leicester City ace managed to make it two goals in his past two outings for England when firing home from close range late in the first half of his side's 2-1 defeat to Danny Blind's Oranje ay Wembley.

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