Wayne Rooney has revealed he is likely to walk away from international football after England's World Cup 2018 campaign.
The Manchester United star has been retained as captain by newly appointed boss Sam Allardyce and is preparing for Sunday's qualifier against Slovakia.
Rooney will be 32 when Russia 2018 comes around and the forward admits the tournament is likely to be his last. Rooney said:
'Russia will be my lastopportunity to do anything with England. Hopefully I can end my time with England on a high.'
The former Everton striker confessed it has been hard to consign England's dismal Euro 2016 second round defeat by Iceland to the past. But he is excited by the team's prospects under Allardyce. 'We have to (move on),' he said.
'You can't just forget it (Euro 2016) but it's a new era for us. A new manager.
'I seem to say that after every tournament. We have to work out how we can go one step further in tournament play.
'I'm looking forward to this new regime. I'm excited by the players involved at the moment and, although there have been questions about my future, I said straight after the Euros that I wanted to still be involved.
'When Sam got the job I made that clear to him and here we are.
'Sam is a relaxed guy. The camp has been good, we have only had one session, but we are all excited about what ideas he can bring to us.'
Asked about Joe Hart's impending loan switch to Serie A club Torino, Rooney claimed the move could benefit the England keeper and his national team.
He said: 'Joe has been in a difficult situation and knowing him like I do he wants to play and so he has gone somewhere where he can do that. This is the move that he wants and I wish him well and I am sure that it can benefit England.
'Joe is doing everything he can to make sure that Sam's decision sways his way.'
Rooney, who tipped Everton's Ross Barkley to battle his way back into the England reckoning, also backed Allardyce's decision to hand a first international call to West Ham's Michail Antonio.
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