Rooney: Tuchel rested Kane in the World Cup preliminaries to give Welbeck a chance to prove himself

Hupu November 04 News England legendary star Rooney recently made selection suggestions to the current England national team coach Tuchel, hoping to rest Harry Kane in the final stage of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Rooney said on the BBC Sports program: "In the next two England national team games, I will not call up Kane at all and let him have a good rest. From now to the end of the season, Kane will not have much chance to breathe. Let him rest and look at other players such as Welbeck and Ollie Watkins (O llie Watkins) or Ivan Toney. Give them some opportunities to prove themselves."

The England team has already locked up qualifications for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with only two qualifying games remaining against Serbia and Albania.

Kane is currently hitting the England team's scoring record (76 goals) and appearance record (only 15 games behind Peter Shilton). Despite this, Rooney still called on Tuchel to consider re-calling Welbeck. The Brighton striker has been in hot form recently, scoring 6 goals in the past 5 Premier League games.

Rooney said with a smile: "I like Welbeck very much. He is an amazing player. He is scoring goals and working hard in the Premier League. He is in good form recently. He has put himself back into the discussion of the national team and Tuchel should pay attention to him. Apart from Kane, he is the best striker in England at the moment. I am really happy for him. He has suffered so many injuries in his career and is now finally healthy. And once again proved his ability."

Rooney and Welbeck have been teammates at Manchester United for many years. He also recalled humorously: "The best thing is that Welbeck's mother brings me chicken and rice every Thursday.