Injury Scare and another goal

Manchester United and England fans are waiting to hear the extent of an ankle injury suffered by striker Wayne Rooney in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich.

He turned his right ankle in the build-up to Bayern's late winner in the Champions League, limping off the pitch and leaving the stadium on crutches.

Rooney, 24, is set for a scan and is a doubt for Saturday's crunch Premier League game with title rivals Chelsea.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson indicated the injury was "not terribly serious".

However, Rooney's situation will be a concern for Ferguson and England coach Fabio Capello, coming 10 weeks before the start of the World Cup finals in South Africa.

"He has obviously hurt his ankle," added Ferguson. "It is too early to say. I don't think it's terribly serious but we'll wait and see."

Rooney has been in scintillating form this season, scoring 34 goals in all competitions, and is regarded as being key to England's hopes of World Cup glory.

It was an eventful night for the striker, who opened the scoring for United with a close-range volley after only 66 seconds before deflecting in Franck Ribery's free-kick for Bayern's equaliser.

And in the dying moments of the game, Rooney then appeared to be in severe pain after landing awkwardly on his right ankle after trying to avoid having his left foot trodden on by Bayern's Mario Gomez.

He left the ground on crutches and with his foot in a protective cast.

Rested

27th March

No game for Wayne this week. He was rested by Sir Alex in United's 4-0 win over Bolton in the Premier League.

He will be playing in the Champions League against Bayern Munich on Yuesday night

21^st March 2010

Man Utd 2 - 1 Liverpool

Manchester United came from behind to beat Liverpool at Old Trafford to return to the Premier League summit.

Fernando Torres was United's tormentor again as he rose to head in Dirk Kuyt's cross after only five minutes to revive memories of Liverpool's crushing 4-1 victory here last season - but United were to exact revenge on their arch-rivals.

Liverpool were furious when United were handed the opportunity to draw level swiftly as referee Howard Webb awarded a penalty as the outstanding Antonio Valencia was hauled back by Javier Mascherano as the pair raced into the area.

Our man, Wayne Rooney was unsettled by Liverpool's lengthy and vociferous protests, but when his penalty was saved by keeper Pepe Reina he was first to react and turn in the rebound without hesitation.

Another goal clocked up for the season.

Dimitar Berbatov backs Wayne Rooney to break record goal tally

Rooney extended his staggering recent goal haul to 17 since the turn of the year by scoring twice in Sunday’s 3-0 Old Trafford win against Fulham.

The double strike takes his tally for the season to 32 goals in all competitions and leaves him just ten behind the 42-goal mark set by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007-08.
Rooney extended his staggering recent goal haul to 17 since the turn of the year by scoring twice in Sunday’s 3-0 Old Trafford win against Fulham.

The double strike takes his tally for the season to 32 goals in all competitions and leaves him just ten behind the 42-goal mark set by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007-08.
Berbatov said: “I’m pleased I made a goal for Rooney against Fulham because that is part of my job as well as scoring.

“I think Wayne can certainly get over 40 goals. He still has plenty of games left so I wish him luck and we will all help him get over the 40 mark.

Is Wayne Rooney the best player in the World

Rooney: In His Own Words

“Everything I do, I want to win, whether that’s playing PlayStation or playing at Old Trafford.”

Rooney: In The Words Of Others

“Wayne can go on to achieve unbelievable things – he's got so much talent.”
Paul Gascoigne

“I can see Wayne having the same impact as Eric Cantona had on the team.”
Sir Alex Ferguson

“I have always said that Wayne Rooney is an amazing player, the kind of striker any team in the world would like to have.”
Thierry Henry

Wayne Rooney burst onto the Old Trafford stage in September 2004, netting an unforgettable hat-trick against Fenerbahce on his debut.

He'd arrived from Everton, his boyhood club, a few weeks earlier, becoming the world's most expensive teenager in the process. But it wasn't his performances for the Toffees that had sparked United's interest, mind you. Staff at Carrington knew about Wayne from a much, much earlier age.

"Our U-9 side played Everton's boys one day and they absolutely hammered us," now-Academy manager Paul McGuinness remembers. "Rooney scored a few[six, actually], but there was one that stood out. It was basically the classic overhead kick, the perfect bicycle kick, which for a kid of eight or nine years old was really something special."

Given that, perhaps his performance on his United debut wasn't that surprising after all! Indeed, it merely hinted at what was to follow. By the end of the 2004/05 campaign Rooney had amassed 17 goals in 43 appearances and was rightly named PFA Young Player of the Year.

Rooney’s second season at Old Trafford again saw him take huge strides. He ended the season with 19 goals in 48 matches andwas voted both Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year by fans and PFA Young Player of the year (again) by his fellow professionals.