Roy Hodgson claimed the England captaincy has turned Wayne Rooney into the finished article after he struck twice in a 3-1 victory over Scotland. Rooney’s masterful performance was the difference as England finished the year on a high at Celtic Park by recording their sixth successive victory. The England forward has now scored 46 times for his country and is three away from equalling Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 49. Wayne Rooney celebrates his second goal to help England claim a richly-deserved win in Glasgow Team-mates flock to their skipper after the Manchester United man made it 2-0 at Celtic Park
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Rooney hit two to sink Scotland in a 3-1 defeat at Celtic Park
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The Manchester United striker is now three goals short of Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time England goalscoring record
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England boss Hodgson was quick to praise his skipper
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And he denied hearing anti-IRA songs during the game
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Gordon Strachan said the best team won and that Scotland were outclassed
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