Rooney ruled out for four weeks

omgukilledkenny SG

Wayne Rooney has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering an ankle injury in training.

The United striker left Carrington on crutches and will miss Sundays Barclays Premier League clash with Blackburn and most likely their remaining two group matches in the Champions League.

He will also be unavailable for Englands friendly with Austria next week and the Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley on November 21.

England coach Steve McClaren had only just named Rooney in his squad and greeted the news with understandable disappointment.

It is hugely disappointing for us and him, he said.

Given the form he has been in and the contribution he has made to England over the last two games means it is a blow.

But we have to deal with it, like we have dealt with situations like these before.

It is an opportunity for someone else to come and do a job.

Rooney has already been out injured this season when he broke his foot in the first game of the season against Reading.

Dead_Man_Inc SG

Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad

MidnightK SG

HUH? Means Saha will get to partner Tevez up front? Not a big fan of Saha, get Berbatov!

omgukilledkenny SG

Very bad timing. He's in such red hot form. Sad

Luckily there's a international break in between.

scorchio SG

omg... Mad Mad Mad

sand king SG

I hope Saha's glass legs will hold up 4 weeks Mad Mad

forum_dude SG

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lpx88 SG

Actually not very bad leh

11 Nov: Blackburn (H)
24 Nov: Bolton (A)
27 Nov: Sporting Lisbon (H)
03 Dec: Fulham (H)
07 Dec: End of four week prognosis
08 Dec: Derby County (H)
12 Dec: AS Roma (A)
16 Dec: Liverpool (A)

Not very strong teams and we alrdy progressed into 2nd round in Europe... So hopefully he'll be back by 16 Dec? Or hopefully against Derby..so can train and build up match fitness

omgukilledkenny SG

According to The Sun...

Wayne Rooney injured his ankle after a freak training ground incident which saw him fall over a piece of equipment.

He got his leg tangled in a metal piece of apparatus which the players use to run round.

Rooney, 22, fell to the ground holding his twisted ankle and immediately called for treatment.

He was carried from the pitch and left the training ground on crutches for a scan on his ligament injury.

lolxzxz SG

wah lan his form so good then like that.. aiyo.. Crying or Very sad i see saha's performance in last 2 matches not so bad. hope he does well

bryanw SG

good 4 him. Razz

marcteng SG

its quite sickening, rooney injured again after coming back from 4 weeks of metatarsa, its a stop start stop again thingy Mad

when he does comes back in a month's time, he has to build up his stamina and the only way to do that is to play games. it took him so many matches to score 8 goals in seven matches, now he has to build that form again when he comes back.

this season really injury jinx for rooney man

ctstalin SG

wah kaoz....jus when he's on form Mad Mad Mad

Pitot SG

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