England's Hodgson backing Rooney and Sturridge to click


England manager Roy Hodgson attends a media conference at a hotel in Watford, England May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson expected strikers Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge to have little problem clicking despite a lack of playing time together, he said ahead of Friday's World Cup warm-up match against Peru.

Liverpool's Sturridge and Manchester United's Rooney were the highest-scoring English players in the Premier League last season with a combined 38 goals and are expectex to lead the line in Brazil where England face Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D.

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