Rooney facing England World Cup KO
Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of action for at least three weeks, sparking fears he may miss England’s World Cup qualifier against Wales on October 9.
Rooney completed his £27m (€39.5m) switch from Everton to Manchester United last week in the belief he would be fit to face the Welsh as he continued his recovery from the broken foot he suffered during this summer’s European Championships.
The 18-year-old had returned to training before quitting Goodison Park but, following a scan a week ago, Alex Ferguson has now revealed he does not expect Rooney to be fit until United face Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on October 3.
That game is just six days before Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side face the Welsh, part of a World Cup double-header that also includes an arduous trip to Azerbaijan.
Given Rooney’s current injury problems, Ferguson would no doubt prefer the forward not to take the nine-hour flight into deepest Eastern Europe and there must be a possibility the most expensive teenager in football history will be held back for the visit to Birmingham on October 16 and miss the England games altogether.
“Wayne is coming along fine,” said Ferguson. “But after the injury he has had, he is still working with the remedial department.
“He is training on his own at the moment and he should be ready in maybe three weeks.”
