LONDON: Wayne Rooney's petulant display against Spain last week has prompted one of the game's elder statesmen Sir Bobby Robson to suggest the teenage England striker needs guidance rather than criticism.
The 19-year-old Manchester United prodigy was hauled off after a stormy first half at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium where he came within an ace of a red card after spiteful challenges on two Spanish players.
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