WAYNE ROONEY hopes his partnership with Daniel Sturridge will provide England with some fireworks tomorrow night.

Rooney and Sturridge were the two most prolific English strikers in the Premier League last season, but have only started seven games together for their country.

Even though he is a Manchester United player, Rooney admits he greatly admires the “telepathic” communication Sturridge says he enjoys at Liverpool with Luis Suarez.

Now, after spending three weeks training together, the hope is that Rooney and Sturridge can develop a similar partnership.

“They’ve certainly been the best two frontmen in the Premier League this season, that’s for sure,” said Rooney of Suarez and Sturridge, who scored 48 Premier League goals between them.

“It’s easier (to build a partnership) at a club, where you have more time together, but we’ve had time to work on stuff where we haven’t in the past. Hopefully we’ll see the benefits of that.”

Sturridge did not make England’s Euro 2012 squad as he was struggling to score for Chelsea.

Sturridge was played out of position on the right for the Blues, but his career has kick-started since he moved to Liverpool, where he plays down the middle.

Rooney thinks Sturridge will cause Italy problems in their World Cup opener in Manaus.

“He has turned into a top, top striker and it’s great to see,” Rooney added.

“Brendan Rodgers deserves a lot of credit for his progress.

“He’s been at Man City, went on loan Bolton and didn’t get a chance at Chelsea, where he played out wide on the right and then was left out of the team.

“He went to Liverpool and played almost every game.

His goalscoring record is incredible.

He’s unpredictable, and that makes him hard to mark for defenders.’’