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Wayne Rooney felt 'sharp' for England

Wayne Rooney has denied a lack of fitness was the reason for another lacklustre performance for England against Montenegro.

Wayne Rooney dismisses Sir Alex Ferguson's fitness concerns and felt 'sharp' for England
Fighting fit: Wayne Rooney says he felt sharp against Montenegro despite firing another blank for England Credit: Photo: REUTERS

The England striker has been struggling for form and goals since March, when he injured his ankle against Bayern Munich. Following his poor World Cup, Rooney has scored just one goal for United this season and was withdrawn from their last Premier League outing to Sunderland with Ferguson citing an ankle injury.

Despite Ferguson's initial diagnosis that Rooney could be ruled out for three weeks, the 24 year-old returned for England duty and played 90 minutes as Fabio Capello's side were held to a goalless draw in their euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley.

Rooney's performance once again came under scrutiny with his off-the-pitch issues thought to be behind his slump in form on the pitch. Rooney, however, has dismissed fears over his fitness levels and said he felt "sharp" against Montenegro.

"I’ve been training for the last two months, I haven’t missed a training session. So I’ve got no problems with my fitness," Rooney said after England's stalemate on Tuesday night.

"I had a couple of chances, the first one maybe I could’ve done better. The keeper made a good save on the second one."