BBC SPORT
Rooney has no grudge with Nielsen
Wayne Rooney says he bears no grudge towards referee Kim Milton Nielsen, who
will be in charge of England's final World Cup qualifier against Poland.
The Danish official sent Rooney off in Manchester United's recent Champions
League tie at Vallareal.
But Rooney said: "I don't think there will be any problems, he's a good
referee and does a good job.
"I don't think I've become a trophy for referees. I've made some bad
decisions on the field but I'll learn from that."
Rooney returns against Poland at Old Trafford after missing Saturday's match
against Austria through suspension.
The Manchester United striker served a one-match ban after picking up a
yellow card in England's defeat to Northern Ireland in Belfast.
Rooney said: "I didn't particularly like sitting in the stand on Saturday.
But that's made me doubly determined to help us round things off in style.
"Although we've qualified there's no question of us easing up against
Poland. We want to finish in style and give something back to the fans."
A bullish Rooney was in confident mood and predicted that England can be a
success in Germany next summer and improve on their quarter-final finish at
Euro 2004.
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He said: "I think we have got a great chance. This squad is better than the
one that went to Portugal.
"We've got a good squad, with some of the best players in the world. It's a
younger squad than at Euro 2004 and that can only be good for us in the
World Cup.
"I was gutted when I was injured in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 against
Portugal and had to come off.
"But that's made me even more determined to do well in Germany."
Meanwhile, Ledley King said he is willing to play anywhere to get into
England's World Cup squad.
Tottenham central defender King was used in a midfield substitute role by
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson against Austria.
King said: "It's nice that the manager thinks I can play in more than one
position and if he wants me to play in midfield I'm confident I can do a
good job.
"There are still a lot of players out there who are doing well and can play
in the defensive midfield position and I'm not taking anything for granted."
With David Beckham suspended on Wednesday, Michael Owen will captain the
team.
Owen said: "It is a magical feeling to lead out your country - and even more
of an honour when you see how easy it would be for the manager to give the
armband to the likes of John Terry or Steven Gerrard," Owen told The Times.
"I am sure some people will say John or Steve are more obvious skippers but
I like to think that I have people's respect."
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Published: 2005/10/10 14:23:13 GMT
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