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Wayne Rooney to be dropped?

England captain Wayne Rooney trained as normal on Monday morning amid speculation he is to be dropped for the World Cup qualifier in Slovenia on Tuesday.

Rooney, 30, was jeered by small sections of the Wembley crowd in Saturday's 2-0 win over Malta following a perceived drop in form.

Rooney, who operated in a deep midfield role once again, has already been dropped by Manchester United in recent weeks and could now be benched by interim Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate in Ljubljana.

England's all-time leading goal scorer has operated purely in a midfield capacity for his country in his last outings under Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Southgate, who have all selected him as their captain.