Rooney struck twice for the Three Lions as they bounced back from the defeat to France with a 3-0 win over Switzerland on Thursday.

And, speaking to TheFA.com, Rooney revealed that he looks up to two players who have lit up European Championships of the past.

"Gazza and Alan Shearer were probably the two players that I looked up to most when I was younger," Rooney said.

"Hopefully I can follow them in the way that they played their football which was brilliant.

"I've seen Alan Shearer give me some advice on the TV and I spoke to Gazza a few weeks ago when he came to Bellefield when we were training and did a little session with us.

"He was just telling me to keep going and playing football the way I'm doing. He's been through a lot and obviously his advice can only be good for me."

One of the most remarkable aspect's of Rooney's play is that he is far from the finished article.

Worringly for Europe's defenders Rooney is working at improving those parts of his game which he feels could be better.

"I'm trying to work on my heading and my left foot. I'm always trying to practise because I can only improve and I'm mainly focussing on my heading and my left foot."

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21 June 2004
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