Heading home: Rooney leaves the field after being handed his marching orders

Capello has even suggested he might be prepared to leave Rooney out of games at Euro 2012 if his replacements are successful, although this is unlikely.

He will definitely miss the visit of World Cup holders Spain to Wembley next month, with Capello confirming: 'I want to test new players, a different style and a new different movement, something different.

'Sometimes he will come on at half-time but not from the start. He will not start. We need to prepare the first 11 who will start the Euros.'

And on the possibility of Rooney actually being sidelined for games once the tournament began, Capello said: 'If they [other players] are good, they will play. In my life as a manager I have put a lot of players on the bench. I always decided who was the best player for me at that moment, at every moment.'

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