Please pick me, Sir: Wayne Rooney is desperate to be picked to
play Bayern
Wayne Rooney is pleading with Sir Alex Ferguson to pick
him as a substitute for Wednesday night’s Champions League clash
with Bayern Munich at Old Trafford.
The
Manchester United striker has made rapid progress since
suffering an ankle injury last week and is desperate to play some
part in the second leg of the quarter-final tie, which United trail
2-1.
Ferguson has forbidden Rooney to drive for fear it
could hinder recovery and the striker, driven by Michael Carrick,
trained alone and still seemed troubled by the ankle.
Ferguson does not expect Rooney, 24, to return just yet but
conceded his striker will drive him crazy with requests to be
included against Bayern.
Raring to go: But Fergie does not want goal hero
Rooney to rush back from injury
Ferguson said: ‘We’ve made some good progress with the
lad but I’m not prepared to take the risk if he’s not 100 per cent
fit. We’re looking at the Manchester City
game (on April 17) or maybe
Blackburn (Sunday) as a sub,
possibly.
‘I don’t think he’ll be on the bench for this one — but he may
try and persuade me!’
