LONDON: Wayne Rooney has called on England's stars to stick together as they get back to work following Sam Allardyce's shock departure.
Allardyce was forced to resign as England manager after just 67 days and one game in charge following his controversial comments to undercover newspaper reporters investigating football corruption.
Gareth Southgate will server as England's interim boss for the next four matches and one of his first decisions was to retain Manchester United striker Rooney as his captain.
Rooney is set to lead England in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Malta at Wembley and the 30-year-old is eager to focus on football after a difficult period for the national side.
"We need to build on the three points we won in the last game (against Slovakia), and the other side of it isn't our issue, it's nothing for us to be concerned about," Rooney said on Tuesday.
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