Rooney, who rejoined Everton from Manchester United in July, ended his 14-year England career when the country's all-time leading scorer announced his international retirement on Wednesday. "If you reach the group stage of the Europa League and have international duty, then that is a really tough programme. "His fitness is really good at the moment...I think it is a good decision for him and a good decision for Everton. Koeman, who earned 78 caps for the Netherlands as a player, also said that he did not advise Rooney, who scored 53 goals for England, on his decision to retire. Following their Europa League tie, Everton travel to Premier League champions Chelsea on Sunday.

Source: India Today August 24, 2017 11:15 UTC