The striker missed England's 2-2 draw with Spain at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday due to an injury he sustained in training on Friday before captaining his country in the 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Scotland the day after.

Rooney withdrew from the national squad on Monday night with pictures emerging in The Sun newspaper on Tuesday morning that claimed the player was drunk after gatecrashing a wedding in the England hotel over the weekend.

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The Manchester United captain was pictured in an England training top at the wedding on Saturday, but the country's interim manager Gareth Southgate says his absence was enforced due to injury rather the after-effects of a heavy drinking session.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney Image credit: Reuters

"Wayne was injured. He picked up an injury on Friday, couldn't train Sunday and that's it," said Southgate.

Rooney was dropped for the 0-0 draw in Slovenia last month, but returned to help England overcome rivals Scotland.

Rooney scored in United's 2-1 defeat at Fenerbahce in the Europa League and started to help United compete an impressive 3-1 win at Swansea prior to the international break.

Southgate said he would not have started against Spain even if fit.

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