Grip said: “The Israelis will be afraid of Rooney.
“And having seen how Tal Ben Haim played for Bolton against Rooney in the United match last weekend, I think he in particular will be scared of Wayne.
“Rooney only needs to play as well as he has been doing for United recently and that will be enough for England to win.
“He is in top form at the moment and I think he will carry that on in Tel Aviv.”