Sports World News of Sunday, 9 October 2016Source: goal.comWas Rooney REALLY that bad against Malta? England captain Wayne Rooney in actionThere have been few bigger talking points than the form of Wayne Rooney so far this season. That did not stop interim England coach Gareth Southgate, however, from handing the captain's armband back to Rooney for the visit of Malta to Wembley on Saturday. Rooney was generally efficient in possession, completing 87% of his passes, but was again surpassed by Henderson (93%) in that regard and lost possession 23 times, more than any other England player. Despite seemingly lining up as the holding midfield player behind Rooney and Dele Alli, Henderson actually ended up having a higher average position than Rooney, with only the two centre-backs and goalkeeper playing deeper than the skipper.

Source: CameroonWeb October 09, 2016 09:12 UTC