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Friday, 31 January 2014

Rooney out of Man Utd trip to Chelsea

Wayne Rooney won't make Manchester United's trip to Chelsea.

The Daily Mail says Rooney trained on his own with a physio on Friday morning and will definitely miss Manchester United's crucial trip to Chelsea on Sunday.

The 28-year-old has been out with a long-standing thigh injury and was recently allowed leave for a warm-weather break in Egypt.

Rooney is now back at Carrington after doing some fitness work abroad with United’s head of human performance Richard Hawkins – who accompanied him on a similar trip to Portland, Oregon in 2010.

"He's back and he's looking good but he's not ready for this game," manager David Moyes said. "He's done some running on the grass and I don't want to put a date on his return but I've watched him running and he's in good condition. He's kept himself right while he's been away."

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Thursday, 20 October 2011

Champions League Group C wrap: Rooney fires United

Manchester United edged Otelul Galati 2-0 in a tight Champions League Group C encounter, while Benfica also won on Tuesday.

A brace of penalties from Wayne Rooney gave United their first win of the group stage, while captain Nemanja Vidic and the home side’s Milan Perendija were sent off in Bucharest.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s team looked off the pace in the first half but the game turned in their favour just after the hour mark.

Moments after Rooney had put a good chance wide, he earned United a clear-cut penalty.

After being put through by Nani, Rooney attempted a cross to strike partner Javier Hernandez, but defender Sergiu Costin stopped the pass with his hand.

Rooney coolly dispatched the penalty, sending goalkeeper Branko Grahovac the wrong way to put United in the lead.

But minutes later Vidic became the centre of attention, as he was harshly sent off for a high tackle on Gabriel Giurgiu.

The United captain produced an untidy rather than malicious tackle and a yellow card would have sufficed.

The numbers were even with five minutes to go as Perendija was booked for a second time after dragging down Hernandez.

Nani came close to making sure of the result two minutes later, but his 25-yard shot struck the inside of the post and bounced to safety.

But in stoppage time, Rooney made sure of the points as he earned a second penalty and brushed himself off before firing in his second goal from the spot.

Meanwhile, Benfica moved top of the group with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Basel.

Brazilian attacker Bruno Cesar gave them a 20th-minute lead at St Jakob-Park, before Paraguayan Oscar Cardozo, coming off the bench, sealed the points with a strike a quarter of an hour from the end.

The visitors were reduced to 10 men with five minutes to play when Brazilian Emerson picked up his second yellow card, but they held on for their second win of the campaign.

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Thursday, 5 May 2011

Rooney, Evra expected to face Chelsea

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra should be available for the Red Devils’ blockbuster with Chelsea on Sunday.

United are three points clear atop the English Premier League table and will relinquish their position should they lose to Carlo Ancelotti’s side on Sunday.

Rooney did not train on Tuesday due to a hamstring strain, and sat in the stands as United beat Schalke 4-1 in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.

But manager Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant his star forward will be fine ahead of the pivotal top-of-the-table encounter with Chelsea.

“Wayne will be all right. I wasn’t prepared to take a risk,” Ferguson told MUTV.

French defender Evra came on in the second half against the Germans and took a knock, which does not appear to be serious.

“Patrice got a kick. I was ready to substitute him but he said he was okay,” Ferguson added.

United’s opponent’s in the final, Barcelona, are widely considered the strongest club side in Europe, but Ferguson said his side would be no easy beats despite losing to the Catalans in the 2008 final.

“Everyone is saying we are playing a fantastic team, which we are. But you can’t write us off. You can never write Manchester United off,” Ferguson said.

Thu 5 May, 2011