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Nevin: England must be 'heartless' and drop Rooney

Pat Nevin says that elite level football should be 'heartless' and many would drop Wayne Rooney on his current form.

Nevin said: "I don't know many people that look at Wayne Rooney at the moment and think 'you're playing well enough to be in that starting line-up'

"I think he's a fabulous player, he's been a fabulous player, but at the moment you have to be heartless."

Rooney captained England to a 2-0 victory over Malta at Wembley.

The match was the first under interim manager Gareth Southgate.

This clip is from 5 live Sport on 9th October 2016

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