Wayne Rooney claims Sam Allardyce allowed him to be battered when he said the forward played wherever he wanted for England. Allardyce made the remarks immediately after Englands 1-0 win over Slovakia, when Adam Lallana netted the winner in the 95th minute.England captain Rooney was roundly criticised after the game, in which he started on the left of midfield alongside Jordan Henderson and Eric Dier in a 4-3-3 formation before dropping deeper once Dele Alli was introduced as a substitute. The Manchester United star bristled at the suggestion he felt he had carte blanche to operate wherever he wanted for the national team and revealed Allardyce apologised to him on the plane home from Trnava for suggesting as much to the media. Wayne Rooney explains why Marcus Rashford will go on to be one of the biggest names in football Sam came out and said I play where I want but it couldnt be further from the truth, I play to instructions, Rooney said.I got battered in many different ways for my performance, which I felt was actually a decent performance.I dont pick myself, I havent ever picked myself. I didnt come in and say: I want to play here or there. I played where I was asked to play. That was a big misunderstanding and I seemed to get slaughtered for it. I suffered from that. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. He knew he had made a mistake. He said that to me on the plane home. Thats part of being involved at this level. He understood that quite early and unfortunately he doesnt have the chance to rectify that now.Rooney has struggled to find his best form under Jose Mourinho at United this season and has started on the bench in their past three games, with Juan Mata moving ahead of him in the pecking order for the No 10 role. Jamie Redknapp urges Gareth Southgate to focus on the England team and forget about the speculation surrounding Wayne Rooneys future Before Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford, Rooney had been earmarked to drop into a deeper midfield role as he got older, something both Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs did successfully under Sir Alex Ferguson.Louis van Gaal began to deploy him there in the second half of last season but Mourinho was adamant when taking over that his captain remain as a striker because he valued his goal-scoring ability. Mourinho: Rooney not a midfielder Wayne Rooney will not play in midfield for Manchester United, Jose Mourinho confirms Rooney admits he deserved to lose his place at United, accepting he has lost some of the pace that once made him one of Europes most feared forwards, but he made it clear he believes the time has come for him to transition to midfield on a more permanent basis.I have heard a lot of people talking about transition - well, let me do it, Rooney said.If that is whats going to happen, let me do that. I feel I am not being given a chance if that is the way I want to go in my career to expand it. I am not being given that chance to go from there to there. England captain Wayne Rooney talks about being dropped from Manchester Uniteds starting XI It is all right talking about your career, saying you can extend it by doing this and that, but of course you need to be given that chance to do it.Despite his recent setbacks, Rooney remains adamant he has plenty left to offer both England and United and he is determined to answer his critics.Rooney said: I am a fighter. I want to get back in the team. I will work hard to try and do that, so that is where I am at. I am sure people who know me know I will come back.Does it gee you up? Of course it does. Its almost like going to an audition when you get turned down - you want to prove yourself to people.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! 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