Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has revealed he hopes to lure world class players such as Wayne Rooney to the United States, but admits he will have to wait a few years yet.

Rooney, 29, scored his 50th goal for England on Tuesday to break Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time scoring record for his country.

The Manchester United striker returns to Premier League action this weekend as Liverpool make the short trip to Old Trafford, and Garber hopes the striker will consider MLS when his career in England draws to a close.

Garber told the Manchester Evening News at the Soccerex convention: "He's under contract at Man U. I'm personally very friendly with the Glazers [United's owners], I know them well. To even be talking about it while he's under contract I guess speaks to the way we operate. We don't do that. We wouldn't do it.