No Rooney for Bayern decider, says Ferguson
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of the Champions League second leg, quarter-final against Bayern Munich by manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson said that he was "not prepared" to risk Rooney's ankle injury tomorrow against Bayern, who won the first leg 2-1 in Munich last week.
Rooney opened the scoring for United last week but suffered ankle ligament damage after landing awkwardly on his ankle in the final minute of play.
He was expected to be out of action for two to three weeks. However recent reports claimed the England international had responded well to treatment, giving fans hope that he could make a shock return to the United bench for the decider against Bayern.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said he would not risk using Rooney if he was not 100 percent fit, and reports late Sunday said the club's medical staff had given the striker only a 40 percent chance of playing.
In Rooney's absence United suffered a 2-1 defeat to Premier League title rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday.
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Jason Camilleri
Apr 7th 2010, 13:37
Hi Jason i agree with you that Rooney is a big part in United`s Team but you all forgot an important player that was missing last Saturday. He`s a very good player and he`s the second best scorer for Alex Ferguson Team this term scored 11 goals.....He`s much better than Berbatov,Valencia, Owen, Macheda etc etc etc ......His name is OWNGOALS......
Jason Mallia
Apr 7th 2010, 09:59
I don't agree with Ribery. Man Utd are not a one man team . Normally they are 12 and rising up to 13 or 14....depending on the circumstances!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Regarding rooney , I rate rooney as 80% of the United team. See the games which Wayne was not involved and everyone can see the answer.
R. Gauci
Apr 6th 2010, 22:48
@ Timmy Farrugia
He will prove millions of soccer fans worldwide wrong, not just Ribery, as most of them agree that United are a one man team.
Timmy Farrugia
Apr 6th 2010, 15:03
maybe macheda can rise to the challenge. the chance to prove ribery wrong who last week claimed man utd are a one man (rooney) side