England manager Fabio Capello has expressed delight over England striker Wayne Rooney's form ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.

The Manchester United forward ended a five-month wait for a goal when he converted a penalty against West Ham last weekend, and Capello was glad to see his talisman on the score sheet, The Telegraph reports.

"I monitored him during the last game that he played against West Ham. He's good, he's back and I'm happy because he scored a goal. Rooney runs a lot around the pitch, he's free to move where he decides to go. Rooney will play tomorrow in style," the paper quoted Capello, as saying.

The England manager is finalizing his playing eleven, with Everton defender Phil Jagielka finding a place in the team regardless of his ankle injury in the recent days.

"The keeper, (Joe) Hart, Rooney, Steve (Gerrard), (Gareth) Barry, (Ashley) Cole, (Glen) Johnson, Jagielka, more or less. I know 10 or 11, with a little doubt about one. The training was really good, the players are okay and some problems we had in the last two days are getting better," said Capello.

"I'm not concerned but I know that the central defenders will play for the first time together tomorrow. I hope they will be really focusing every moment of the game and I hope Cole and Johnson will help these two players, and also the midfield," he added.

Dismissing concerns over the pressure of a disappointing World Cup, Capello said the manager's job is to back his players to regain their form. (ANI)