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Roy Hodgson: I would never tell Rooney his spot is guaranteed

Roy Hodgson has warned Wayne Rooney that he is not always guaranteed a starting spot in the national team lineup.

England manager Roy Hodgson said there are no guarantees captain Wayne Rooney will always be a starter for the national team.

Rooney recently became England's all-time goalscorer but Hodgson admitted that the feat does not mean the Manchester United skipper will walk into the starting XI.

The 29-year-old scored his first league goal in 11 games in United's 3-0 defeat of Sunderland last Saturday, with all five of Hodgson's selected strikers for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on the scoresheet last week.