Wayne Rooney has said that Italy will "do anything to stop" England during Tuesday's international friendly.

Rooney is just two goals behind Bobby Charlton's 49-goal record, but conceded that it will be tough to score against the Italian defence.

"With Italian defenders, they're clever defenders. They do anything to try and stop you and you have to be aware of that, and not be frustrated," Rooney told The Mirror.

"I think it's a passionate country who love their football, probably the closest in Europe to South American teams. They'll do anything to stop you.

"They're tough to play against, organised, make it as difficult to play against as possible. They're the best in Europe at doing that."

Harry Kane is set to partner Rooney in attack on Tuesday evening.

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Jonathan McIntosh