England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said he was looking forward to performances from strikers Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney when they play Sweden in their World Cup Group B on Tuesday.
Owen has not scored in two games and has been taken off in both while Rooney is looking to gain match fitness.
"I expect Owen and Rooney to play like they used to, in the golden days," said Eriksson. "They always play well.
"I hope that Michael can play better and better and Wayne is very important for us, everybody knows that."
Eriksson believes that Rooney's return will help Owen to rediscover his best form as England will modify their football to suit the pair.
"I suppose it will be easier for Michael against Sweden," added the Swede.
"His partner is Rooney so he can stay up front more and Wayne can be the linking player between him and the midfield.
"All strikers need goals, the confidence of a striker when they score is right up there and it's the opposite when they don't.
"But as for Rooney, I'm not concerned by him anymore. If I said he concerned me, people would think I was crazy.
"All of us in the camp wanted to see him play in the last game and we want to see him for longer now, that's clear.
"He did well in the last game, in training he is fit, he can do more than 45 minutes and that's why we're going to play him from the start.
"He has been out for a long time, don't forget. But very, very soon he will be at 100% fitness."