WAYNE ROONEY HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY LONDON POLICE!

Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink -driving , the BBC and Sky Sports reported Friday .

The BBC said 31 - year - old Rooney was stopped by police near his home in Cheshire , northwest England , on Thursday night .

Rooney was seen posing in a selfie with cricketer Jack McIver in a bar in Alderley Edge earlier that day .

McIver shared the photo of the pair in the Bubble Room on Instagram at around 10 :00 pm ( 2100 GMT ) that day with the comment: “ International Break # legend ”.

Rooney , England ’ s all- time record goal - scorer , announced his retirement from international football last week, having scored 53 goals in 119 appearances for his country .

He made his decision despite England manager Gareth Southgate offering to recall him for the World Cup qualifier against Malta on Friday.

Rooney re- joined boyhood club Everton in the pre- season from Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Rooney scored in his first two Premier League games of the 2017 /18 campaign , with the forward on target last month in a 1 - 0 win over Stoke City and again in a 1 - 1 draw with Manchester City .