Wayne Rooney believes English game is 'pushing to return too soon' amid Covid-19 crisis as Derby captain says player opinions 'count for little'

Wayne Rooney believes English football is 'pushing to return too soon' amid the Covid-19 crisis and the opinions of players are counting for little.

The Premier League are hoping to resume the season on either June 12 or June 19 under their Project Restart plans, while the Championship have pencilled in May 25 as the date players will return to training.

Derby County captain Rooney, however, says full contact training cannot happen until the government relaxes rules on social distancing.

Derby's Wayne Rooney believes English football is 'pushing to return too soon' amid the Covid-19 pandemic with the Championship clubs set to return to training on May 25

Rooney says the EFL and PFA haven't contacted him to ask for the views of the Derby squad over a possible resumption of the season

The former England skipper also revealed he hasn't received a single phone call from the EFL or the Professional Footballers' Association to canvass how Derby's squad feel about the return to training.