MANCHESTER - Manchester United will make a late
decision on whether Wayne Rooney plays in Tuesday's Champions
League match against CSKA Moscow after the England striker became a
father for the first time on Monday.
"We will just have to wait on that one," manager Alex Ferguson
told a news conference on the same day Rooney's wife Coleen gave
birth to a boy named Kai Wayne.
United are already without Rio Ferdinand (calf), Nemanja Vidic
(calf), Ryan Giggs (hip) and Park Ji-sung (knee) because of
injury.
Striker Dimitar Berbatov is also doubtful after receiving a kick
on his knee in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Blackburn
Rovers.
England defender Ferdinand, fighting to be fit for United's top
of the table clash at Chelsea on Sunday, has received media
criticism for a recent dip in form.
"No player likes to be criticised," added Ferguson. "We all like
to be loved and want an arm around our shoulders at times.
"But Rio will come out of it, I'm quite sure of that."
United, last season's beaten finalists, will confirm their place
in the knockout stages if they defeat the Russians at Old
Trafford.
