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England's captain and all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney has been dropped to the bench for the World Cup qualifier away to Slovenia on Tuesday, interim manager Gareth Southgate said. Manchester United star Rooney dropped back to play as a deep-lying midfielder in England's 2-0 win over Malta at Wembley on Saturday but was booed by some sections of the home support during a lacklustre display. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will lead the side out in Ljubljana as England look to maintain their perfect start to qualifying, with Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier -- a specialist defensive midfielder -- starting instead of Rooney.

 

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