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Shilton questions Rooney's England future

England legend Peter Shilton has questioned the international future of Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney.

Shilton thinks Rooney may struggle to beat his record of 125 England caps.

Rooney became England's ninth centurion on Saturday when he captained the Three Lions to a 3-1 win over Slovenia.

"Wayne is a bulldog, he loves the game, he very rarely gets injured, he can take knocks and he could play for at least a couple of years, if not more," Shilton told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme.

"If it (the record) does go I will be the first to congratulate him, I still think it will be hard for him, but it's not impossible.

"When you get to the 29-30 mark mostly for strikers it's a little bit downhill, they can lose it fairly quickly. I remember Gary Lineker and Michael Owen seemed to go a little bit overnight. It's the hardest bit for him, he's not getting any younger, but if he does break it, it will be a pleasure to shake his hand and say well done."

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