blueballss 2,969 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Rooney out for period of timeRooney seems certain to miss England's Euro 2008 qualifiers in September England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering a hairline fracture of his left foot. He lasted only 45 minutes of United's Premier League opener against Reading after Royals defender Michael Duberry accidentally landed on his foot. It is a blow for United but also casts doubt on whether Rooney, 21, will be fit for England's Euro 2008 qualifiers. England face Russia on 8 September and Israel on 12 September. 606: DEBATE Give your reaction to Wayne Rooney's injury And England manager Steve McClaren is virtually certain to be without Rooney for the friendly against Germany, which is pencilled in for 22 August. United will be devastated to lose Rooney at the start of the season, with fellow forwards Carlos Tevez and Louis Saha short of match fitness. Winger Nani replaced Rooney in the second half against Reading, with boss Sir Alex Ferguson forced to play defender John O'Shea as an emergency striker. And Ferguson revealed afterwards that he felt Rooney's absence cost the reigning Premier League champions victory. ROONEY'S PAST FOOT INJURIES 24 June 2004The then Everton player breaks metatarsal in right foot on international duty at Euro 2004 Rooney faces two months out Returns on 28 September to make Manchester United debut96 days outs--------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 April 2006Fractures metatarsal in right foot while on club duty for United against Chelsea Rooney a World Cup doubt Returns on 15 June at the World Cup after weeks of fevered speculation about his availability and fitness47 days outs Initially, Ferguson had played down the seriousness of the injury, saying he did not think it was as bad as when Rooney broke his metatarsal in April 2006, but a scan confirmed the latest problem. Last year's injury led to Rooney being out for nearly seven weeks and effectively ruined his World Cup. Both Ferguson and McClaren will be praying Rooney does not face a similar fate this time. Ferguson said after United's draw with Reading: "It was a painful blow and Wayne could not really stand on his foot. I do not think it is as serious an injury as when he broke his metatarsal. "But his foot did start to swell and it was not worth starting him in the second half." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff crap in the head 120 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Lucky they have Tevez then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy 68 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Lucky they have Tevez then He's not fully fit though, is he ?They'll struggle without Rooney, as they have very few strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 0 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 This should be interesting... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben dirs 10 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenmac 0 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 good job they signed tevez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza 21 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 They have so much talent, but don't seem to have replaced Van Nistelrooy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy 68 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 They have so much talent, but don't seem to have replaced Van NistelrooyAgreed, I would never have sold him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brissyger 8 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I hate the guy and whilst I don't wish injury on anyone I can't say I'm unhappy to see him on the bench for a few weeks especially since I hate Man U! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 761 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 They have so much talent, but don't seem to have replaced Van NistelrooyAgreed, I would never have sold him.He was a f*cking moan, good riddance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy 68 Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 They have so much talent, but don't seem to have replaced Van NistelrooyAgreed, I would never have sold him.He was a f*cking moan, good riddance.Class act though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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