Juan Mata has revealed that Wayne Rooney believes England can win Euro 2016 in France - and he tells him so every day . In an interview with Football Focus , Manchester United 's player of the month for March lifted the lid on England captain Rooney 's bullish attitude looking ahead to the tournament in June next year . And Mata , who has not played for Spain since their exit from the 2014 World Cup in the group stages in Brazil , admitted England could be a team to look out for . Juan Mata revealed Wayne Rooney regularly tells him England can win Euro 2016 in France . Rooney netted his 47th England goal in the 4-0 victory against Lithuania at Wembley last week . Mata ( left ) has spoken of his desire to earn a recall to the Spain squad after missing out since the World Cup . ' I think England has that potential , ' Mata said . 'You have a lot of good players , talented players already paying in the Premier League for a long time so maybe the next Euros - as Rooney is telling me every day - you will do a great job in France . 'He keeps telling me that , `` We can win , we can win , we have a great team , we have a young team , quick team , I 'm the captain and we can win ! '' He has that confidence . ' Rooney took his England scoring tally to 47 goals in 103 caps with the opener against Lithuania last week and now only trails all-time leading scorer Sir Bobby Charlton by two . Rooney 's England tally is only two behind the record of 49 , set by Sir Bobby Charlton . Mata ( left ) and Rooney will look to continue Manchester United 's form against Aston Villa on Saturday . Providing an injury or an alarming loss of form does not strike , Rooney should have broken the record by the time England are gearing up for another tournament . Rooney and Mata will look to continue United 's push for a return to Champions League football when Aston Villa visit Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday .
Wayne Rooney tells Juan Mata 'every day ' England can win Euro 2016 . Mata was voted Manchester United 's player of the month for March . Manchester United take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday .