Monday, 3 October 2016

Gareth Southgate: retaining Wayne Rooney as England captain was simple choice

• Interim manager says Rooney is ‘outstanding leader of the group’
• ‘I have no doubt in my mind about keeping him in that position’

England interim manager Gareth Southgate had no doubts about retaining Wayne Rooney as captain, hailing the striker as the “outstanding leader of the group”.

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