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Wayne Rooneys actions over the weekend have been defended by his former Manchester United team-mate Darren Fletcher, who also believes the striker still has a big future at Old Trafford. England captain Rooney apologised to interim England boss Gareth Southgate and FA technical director Dan Ashworth after images emerged of him which were inappropriate for someone in his position.The images were published in The Sun after Rooney socialised into the early hours of Sunday morning at a wedding party at the England teams hotel in the wake of the 3-0 win over Scotland last Friday. However, Fletcher, who captained Scotland at Wembley, claims Rooney had every right to be celebrating Englands victory over their old rivals and is paying the price for his readiness to mingle with the public. If we had won on Friday, the Scotland players would have celebrated. People think it means more to Scotland but thats not true, which is why they celebrated, and rightly so, said the West Brom midfielder. Fletcher says Scotland would have celebrated if they had won People talk about players being detached from reality, not mingling with fans, and not doing things that players used to do in the past.I think this is an example of why players are scared to do that because you give a little bit of time, give a few pictures, and then youre plastered all over the newspapers. All that is going to do is scare even more players from socialising in public places, because the scrutiny is so much.Everyone has got a phone and social media plays such a big part in the game today, that players dont feel comfortable in these environments, and situations like what happened on Saturday night are going to escalate that. Rooney celebrates with Adam Lallana Rooney has found himself out of Manchester Uniteds starting line-up in recent weeks after some indifferent performances but Fletcher, who decided to move on from Old Trafford himself after dropping out of the first-team picture, has backed the United captain to tough it out and make his mark for Jose Mourinhos team. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Ive been there myself and I made that decision [to leave], said Fletcher. I was comfortable doing that because Id enjoyed my time and I was desperate to play.Wayne was involved in Manchester Uniteds last victory and he captained England against Scotland. I think sometimes its highlighted a little bit too much. Fletcher and Rooney enjoyed plenty of success at Manchester United Theres not much in the margins between bad and good performances - theyre made out to be bigger than they are.Wayne is a talented player and hes the leader of Manchester United. I know that because Ive been there with him.People shouldnt underestimate how much of a leader he is and what a good player he is.I wouldnt be surprised if we were sitting here in a few months and he was starring for Manchester United and pushing them to achieve something this season.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: England 3-0 Scotland Rooney issues apology Mourinho furious with FA Get a ￡10 free bet! Patrick Mahomes Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Custom Chiefs Jerseys . 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