Former Manchester United and Trinidad & Tobago star Dwight Yorke believe the England team has to get away from the fact that they have Wayne Rooney in their team.

Yorke is of firm belief that the squad relies too heavily on the Man Utd striker and need to stop saying 'We have Rooney' otherwise the World Cup may be a huge disappointment.

"You need him to relax instead of saying: 'We have Wayne Rooney - this and that'. Yes we know he is easily one of the best players in the world, if not the best player in his position right now," Yorke said.

"But why put all that expectation on a 24-year-old guy? Especially when you've got the likes of Gerrard and that all around him. It's a collective team.

"England are supposed to do better with the calibre of players they have and I just feel the approach is always a little bit wrong.

"You've had a good campaign so far and everyone is getting a little bit excited. But when the World Cup comes around it's a different prospect.

"I keep hearing all these debates about who is going to partner Rooney. But it's not about that. You don't have to have a big and a small player to be successful.

"It's about picking the right formation, picking the right team and getting people playing in the right areas. Getting the team playing in a way that makes them likely to win a football match at a very crucial time."