Wayne Rooney has warned England young players not to lose their focus in the ‘intimidating’ Scotland atmosphere.
The English captain spoke to the squad before their game against Scotland and told them to expect a red-hot reception.
Rooney, 29, who will win his 101st cap at Celtic Park, said: “I’ve played up here a few times and you know at the start of the game that their fans will be really up for it.
“It will be quite intimidating if you’re not used to it, so we need to make sure they’re ready for it, to get them settled. You have to be ready for the start of the game. I’m sure we will be.
“It was not to anyone in particular. Just to the younger ones in general. I have spoken to the younger players because it can take you by surprise.
“It will be a big test. Everyone knows this stadium and the fans here have a great reputation of making it an intimidating place to come.
“It was like that when I first came out here to play, so I wanted to pass on my experience.
“It was inspiring and intimidating. I was a young lad. It was a great atmosphere before the game as you came out. It’s a stadium with a particular atmosphere that you want to experience as a player.”
Rooney has never won at Celtic Park after two visits with Manchester United, said the players will have to be ready for an experience they will never forget.
But the player insisted that the team will have to show discipline, even if he doesn’t expect the game to be as fiery as games the rivals have had in the past.
He added: “ The history between England and Scotland is different. This has more of a football feel to it.
“We’ve worked on stuff which we know we want to do. The manager will give us more instructions on the game, and it’s down to us to put them into practice on the pitch.
“If there are drastic changes, we’ll be up for it. We have to play the game within the rules. I don’t think it’ll be like the games of 20 years ago.
“It will be a football game. There will be an edge to it, but that is what you expect from this kind
of fixture.”
Rooney also warned that England must win to keep their good run going, otherwise they will suffer for four months until their next Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania in March.
He said: “I am excited to play in it. It will be a good game. Scotland are doing well and getting some very good results.
“It will be a great test. I’ve played here before in the Champions League and the atmosphere
is so loud and intense.
“We are on a good run at the moment and it is important to keep getting these results.
“Our next game is in March so we don’t want to come off a bad result.
“We all want to end the year on a high.”