Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says England should take Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to the Euros.

English football is shocked by the three-match ban handed Rooney by UEFA.

Redknapp wrote in The Sun: "Fabio Capello has to make a decision now. And if I were England manager I wouldn't start Wayne Rooney in any international from now until the Euro 2012 tournament.

"But we should definitely still take him to the finals.

"England should be strong enough to get through the group without Rooney and then we'll have him raring to go in the later stages.

"What that means in the short term is that Capello has to devise a plan of how to play without his star striker.

"What's the point putting Rooney out there in friendlies and warm-up games because he is not going to figure in any of the group stage matches."