Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out the possibility of Wayne Rooney starting Manchester United’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie against Bayern Munich tomorrow.
There was speculation over the weekend that the forward could feature at Old Trafford despite twisting his ankle in last week’s first leg and subsequently being ruled out of action for “two to three weeks” by Ferguson. However, Sir Alex suggested that Rooney has “no chance” of returning from injury, an outcome that appeared likely after the player did not train with the rest of the United squad this morning.
“We’ve made some good progress with the lad, the medical team have done fantastic, but I’m not prepared to take a risk on a player who is not 100% fit,” said Ferguson. “The boy is making good progress. The medical team have done a fantastic job but it is an ankle injury the same as any other ankle injury. You can’t take a risk with a player who is not 100%.”
