Coach Bob Bradley insists the United States will not try to wind up Wayne Rooney during Saturday's World Cup opener with England.

Bradley is a big fan of Rooney and the positive impact he has on the England side. Rooney's temperament has again been called into question this week after his yellow card against the Platinum Stars. But Bradley will not try to capitalise on that side of Rooney's nature in Rustenburg.

He said: "I get asked the question about Wayne Rooney all the time. But we won't try and wind him up, no. We don't enter into all of that sort of thing."