“Sometimes wonder what the press are getting at,” Rooney said on Facebook. “I said from the start I want to do everything I can to make sure I’m ready for these World Cup games and as part of that I was doing extra training a week before the squad joined up. That’s exactly what I did yesterday, my own extra training because that’s what I wanted to do.“
For a player who has enjoyed a glittering club career, Rooney’s international form has frequently been questioned,