England captain Wayne Rooney will miss Friday's 2016 European Championship qualifying match at home to Estonia due to an ankle injury, the Football Association confirmed on Thursday. The striker, who last month became England's all-time leading goal-scorer, has missed three days of training after injuring himself during Manchester United's 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in the Premier League last Sunday.
In his absence, Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill will captain Roy Hodgson's side, who have already qualified for next year's tournament in France after winning all of their eight Group E games to date. Rooney will remain with the England squad this week, but it remains to be seen if he will travel to Lithuania for their final qualifier next Monday.