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Published 18:48 6 Jun 2015 BST
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Wayne Rooney echoed his manager's sentiments.
The England captain is closing in on Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record and, if he were to rack up a hat-trick on Sunday, he would match, Lineker, match Charlton, and then shoot off to 50 on his own.
However, with Ryan Mason having to withdraw from the squad, Rooney will know that he might have to try scoring with Tom Cleverley playing behind him and that poses its own problems.
Even with that worrying distraction, he was also quick to condemn any negative chants or actions either of the fans might be considering ahead of what could be a tension-filled lunchtime.
“We understand the game 20 years ago, the problems there and, as the manager said, the game’s moved on from that and the FA have put the messages out to the fans to see and hopefully the fans will behave themselves."
If you think that's gold, Hodgson's comments on the FIFA situation were even better.
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