Former England international Ray Wilkins has revealed that he feels slightly sorry for Wayne Rooney after the Everton forward was charged with drink-driving.

Wilkins says it is just 'one of those things' and hopes the all-time record England goalscorer can come through a difficult time in his life.

Speaking exclusively to AskFans about his thoughts on Rooney, he said: "We love to slam our superstars. And he has been, no question about it - one of our superstars. I love him to pieces.

"Unfortunately Wayne has been involved in certain situations of late."

"I hope he gets through this little situation he finds himself in, especially with the family situation."

The 61-year-old then went on to refer specifically to the drink-driving charge Rooney faced earlier this year, suggesting that it isn't as big a deal as many are making out.

"It's just one of those things.

"If everybody out there can say they haven't got in their motor car and driven without a couple of beers or whatever they've driven with - then good luck to them.

"But - he's been caught."

Ray Wilkins also spoke to us about Mesut Ozil 'only playing home games' while you can find his Premier League predictions for this weekend here.