Wayne Rooney was seen 'stumbling around' and could 'hardly speak' after an all-night drinking session at an upmarket hotel, it is claimed.

Rooney, 31, joined England teammates at The Grove hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire, on Saturday, to celebrate their win over Scotland the previous night.

Wearing an England shirt, Rooney appeared happy to be recognised as the team enjoyed rounds of beer and red wine with members of the FA, the Sun reported.

A source told the newspaper the footballer was later invited to join a wedding party where he posed for photos with guests and continued to drink until 5am.

A spokesman for the player defended the pictures, saying one or two guests have 'sought to turn Wayne's friendly good nature to their advantage'.

All-night drinking session: Wayne Rooney looked in good spirits as he posed for a photograph with Everton's Phil Jagielka and a female guest, at The Grove hotel on Saturday night

Upmarket: Rooney, 31, joined England teammates at the hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire, pictured. He was apparently struggling to form a sentence at the end of the night

One said: 'He couldn’t string a sentence together and was falling over like the "comedy drunk" – no-one could believe this was the England captain.'

A member of staff said: 'He was causing a commotion so word got around quickly. He was stumbling around a lot and could hardly speak.'

Photographs from the night show the father-of-three slumped on a sofa with two women. Another showed him barely able to keep his eyes open.

Rooney captained England as they beat Scotland 3-0 in the World Cup qualifying match at Wembley on Friday night.

An FA spokesman told the Sun the England team were given time off over the weekend and did not need to report back until Sunday afternoon.

A source close to Mr Rooney told the newspaper the footballer had not gatecrashed the wedding and had been invited to join the party.

Back to work: Rooney was back at Manchester United's Carrington training ground today. The England captain was pictured leaving the ground in his grey Audi, pictured

Rooney has been released from the England squad after sitting out training on Monday with a knee injury.

Interim manager Gareth Southgate had already said the Manchester United forward would sit out Tuesday's friendly with Spain whether he was injured or not.

Rooney was back at Manchester United's Carrington training ground today. The England captain was pictured leaving the ground in his grey Audi.

A spokesman for Rooney told the Mirror: 'Wayne, along with the rest of the England squad, was on a night off duty.

Rooney captained England as they beat Scotland 3-0 in the World Cup qualifying match

The grounds of The Grove hotel, where the England team reportedly celebrated on Saturday

'Rather than going out, he chose to stay at the team hotel to relax and celebrate a fine England victory against Scotland.

'During the course of the evening he was approached by numerous fellow guests for autographs and pictures.

'As he has always been, Wayne was happy to sign, pose for photos and chat with guests. It is sad that one or two of them have now sought to turn Wayne's friendly good nature to their advantage.'