England boss Fabio Capello says Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has the ability to become the world's best player.

"I believe that Rooney has a very good chance of becoming truly one of the best in the world," the England manager told the July edition of FourFourTwo magazine. "He's still young and will have lots of chance to improve."

Capello maintained: "I think we shouldn't be in a hurry. The problem is this: England play only a few games and so everyone remembers everything about these matches.

"For your club you play maybe 59 or 60 times a year, so everyone forgets those occasions when you don't play well - you might play badly on the Saturday, then do well again the Wednesday after.

"But when you play for England you have to wait a couple of months to get another chance.

"I've seen Rooney play with United many times. I've seen him play lead striker, right wing, left wing, sometime right-back.

"So for this reason I would accept Rooney in any role on the field."