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• Manager says striker will feature from bench in USA friendly
• ‘It’s strange we are spending time justifying giving him tribute’

Gareth Southgate has defended the decision to include Wayne Rooney in the England squad to face USA next Thursday and said the record goalscorer deserves his tribute despite criticism his presence devalues an international cap.

Rooney, who made the last of his 119 England appearances in November 2016, was named in a 28-man squad on Thursday along with the Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson, who has been handed a first call-up, and the Everton defender Michael Keane.

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