‘ I am not going to stop at 50 goals’

fi nish playing it will be more goals than 50.

“As long as the manager wants me I will be available to play and realistically the 2018 World Cup is a target for me. If I still feel 100 per cent fi t and I can do my job, we will see what happens after that. “But I won’t be the one to say I’m not available. I’m sure it will be the manager’s choice more than mine. It’s a huge honour to play for England.”

The focus will continue to be drawn by Rooney, who also revealed he had buried the hatchet with former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, below, after the “differences” that almost led to him quitting Old Trafford.

“I don’t know if anyone knows how things ended,” said Rooney. “I still see Sir Alex quite a bit at games. We had differences of opinion. That’s normal. Ask Roy, he’s had differences with other players, that’s part of football. But I can still say he was the greatest manager of all time.”

Tickets are back on sale for today’s match, having been suspended last week due to the threat of a tube strike, with 60,000 sold so far.

ENGLAND’S friendly with Spain on November 13 will take place in Alicante. Euro 2016 hosts France visit Wembley four days later.

WALES and England could be neighbours in northern France if Chris Coleman’s side confi rm their passage. The Welsh have already scouted a base a few miles from the English camp at Chantilly.