When Wayne Rooney made his England debut against Australia at Upton Park in February, 2003 - aged 17 and 111 days - he had 1021 minutes of first team football under his belt for Everton.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney hopes Thomas Tuchel can take his fantastic record ... has been getting his feet under the table since his 18-month contract with the Football Association began on ...

And Rooney, once a teenage phenom himself, believes that Nwaneri has shown the right qualities to earn inclusion. “I think he is definitely [ready for his first England call-up],” Rooney said ...