England manager Roy Hodgson will not guarantee any of his players -- including Wayne Rooney -- a place in his starting XI ahead of the European Championship.
Rooney became England's all-time record goalscorer last month when he netted a penalty against Switzerland to break Sir Bobby Charlton's record, which had stood for 45 years.
The England captain has scored 10 goals in his last 12 games for England, but he has not been at his best for Manchester United this season.
The 29-year-old has found the net in Europe and the Capital One Cup, but he has only scored one Premier League goal since April.
Rooney no longer leads the line for United -- he operates as a number 10 behind Anthony Martial -- but there is no suggestion that Hodgson is currently considering dropping the player.
"At the moment, that day has not arrived,'' Hodgson said when asked if he could ever envisage a time when Rooney could be dropped.
"With any luck it won't arrive because he will continue to play well and he will continue to merit his place and we will still talk as warmly about him after the tournament in June as we are now, but there is no guarantee.''
The same goes for the likes of Joe Hart, Gary Cahill and Raheem Sterling too.
"I have been in football a long time and Wayne Rooney has been in football a long time. He would regard me as someone who is very false if I ever said to him your place is guaranteed,'' Hodgson added.
"He would not expect it and I would be very upset if anyone asked me to give them a guarantee of a place as no-one else has ever done and I would take umbrage if that day ever arrived.''
Hodgson did say he would consider selecting Luke Shaw for Euro 2016 if he returns to action by March. Shaw broke his right leg in two places during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven last month.
It was a cruel blow for United, the player himself and Hodgson, who had hoped Shaw would become one of the best left-backs in Europe this season.
On first sight, it looked like Shaw had no chance of playing again this season. His right leg was bent at a 45 degree angle following the challenge by Hector Moreno, but United manager Louis van Gaal said after the game that the left-back could return by March, which was music to Hodgson's ears.
"He is such a talent," the England manager said. "We like him, believe in him and want him with us so much that if it was the case he [was back by March] he would be seriously be under consideration.
"But he would have to: A) be fully-recovered and 100 per cent fit and B) playing again in the Manchester United team for us to pick him. I would love to have that situation.
"I wish him so well and fingers crossed for him. I don't know when he can be back. I will wait and see.
"If the day came when he was fit and playing before I selected my squad he would be a very serious contender."
Hodgson has been texting the 20-year-old since he suffered the injury at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. Hodgson described watching the injury occur as a "heart-breaking moment" for him given that he had such high hopes for the defender this term.
''We were certainly punting on him being the [England] left-back and arguably looking to be the best left-back in the tournament,'' he said of Shaw, who has six caps.
''It is a cruel blow, particularly for him, England will survive and he will too but at that stage in your career to suffer that type of injury when you have almost had a year of not playing is heart-breaking and we feel for him - and he knows how much we care.''