Wayne Rooney remains England squad leader - Joe Hart

 

Joe Hart says Wayne Rooney remains England's leader even though he was dropped for the goalless draw with Slovenia on Tuesday. Rooney was left out of the starting line-up in Ljubljana and only came on as a 73rd-minute substitute.

It was Hart who was England's standout player, pulling off a string of saves to help the visitors hold out for a point in the World Cup qualifying Group F clash.

He said “Everyone knows Wayne is our leader. Every day no matter what he is doing he leads us. Jordan Henderson did really well tonight, taking over the role as captain in a pretty blown up circumstance with Wayne not playing. Wayne helped him, we helped Jordan, and we move forward as a team. We were always going to do that. There are plenty of people in the squad who deserve to play and it's down to the manager who he picks and we support him.”