Man Utd star Rooney breaks England record as Gokhan Inler's Switzerland defeated at Wembley

Switzerland captain Gokhan Inler was unable to avoid defeat this evening as his side succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of England.

Wayne Rooney because England’s all-time leading goal scorer when he found the back of the net from then penalty spot late on. The Manchester United star went into tonight’s game knowing he needed just one goal to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton as England’s greatest goal scorer.

Inler made his second appearance for Leicester in the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth last week.

The Swiss international joined the Premier League outfit for a reported £5 million transfer fee despite interest from Bundesliga outfit Schalke and Turkish giants Beşiktaş.

Leicester have gotten off to a flying start in the League with two wins and two draws in their opening three games. The Foxes have won 29 Premier League points since April 1st 2015; more than any other side.

England confirmed line-up: Hart; Clyne, Smalling, Cahill, Shaw; Milner, Shelvey; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Delph, Sterling; Rooney.

Switzerland confirmed line-up: Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Schar, Klose, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Inler, Stocker, Behrami, Shaqiri; Drmic.

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