CHRIS DUNLAVY examines the statistics that paint a poor picture of England’s best-known star

Wayne Rooney

TALKING about the World Cup with a mate last week, I posited the notion that England’s interests would be best served by simply fielding as many Liverpool players as possible.
By now, pretty much everyone has come round to this way of thinking. After, all Spain’s modus operandi for the last six years has involved putting the entire Barcelona squad on a pitch and saying ‘Go on then lads, do your stuff’.
My pal broadly agreed, but then shook his head ...