The Manchester United captain says he's been opportuned to play with some of the best midfielders in world football, and has been gleaning from them.
Over that last few month, Rooney has established himself as a midfielder for both club and in the ongoing European Championship for country.
He's, has been one of the best players for England so far at the ongoing European Championship, and said he knew long before now he was going to end up a midfielder.
"It was always going to happen. I think I said it when I was about 24 that one day I would go back into midfield and that has happened over the last couple of months," he said.
"I have played with some of the best midfielders England has produced in Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes and I'm not so naive to play with those players and not notice what they were doing, knowing that one day I would be playing in that position.
"I have watched them when playing with them and training with them and I have tried to take bits from each of them and add my own way of playing.
"I am enjoying my role at the minute. I think you are involved in the game more.
"As a striker most of the time you have your back to goal, but in midfield you are mostly facing the goal.
"It's a different role, a different position and different discipline you have to have in your game."
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