The Masters: Rory McIlroy looks to Justin Rose 'blueprint' for major longevity after 'home' victory at Augusta National

Rory McIlroy has backed Justin Rose to find an elusive second major title and believes he can use his Ryder Cup teammate as a ‘blueprint’ to keep building on his own success.

McIlroy became just the fourth player in history to win back-to-back editions of The Masters, with a one-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler also seeing him match Sir Nick Faldo's tally of six major titles.

The world No 2's successful title defence came a year after he completed the career Grand Slam with a dramatic play-off victory over Rose, who has now had three runner-up finishes at The Masters without victory.

Rose challenged again in this year's contest and briefly went two clear during another roller-coaster Sunday, where he carded back-to-back bogeys around Amen Corner and finished two strokes back in tied-third.

The Englishman said he will 'keep knocking on that door' despite another near-miss, his seventh top-three finish in a major and 17th top-10 since his 2013 US Open success, with McIlroy impressed by the 45-year-old continuing to keep contending.