Rooney out for 2-3 weeks. Sir Alex Ferguson expects Wayne Rooney to be out for two to three weeks.The boss gave this estimate to MUTV in an exclusive interview, prior to Friday's press conference. Referring to the World Cup, he said: "The nation can stop praying now!"
At the media briefing itself, Sir Alex said, "We are relieved about Wayne. The diagnosis - no fracture, just ankle ligament damage - is good news, considering how bad it looked. "He is looking at (being out for) two to three weeks so we will have to pick a team without him. But I think there are plenty of goals in the team without Wayne.
"Goals will be important because we will need them, particularly against Bayern next Wednesday when we have to turn the tie around. "The United boss confirmed that "everyone else who played on Tuesday night is okay." Not only that, but long-term absentees John O'Shea and Owen Hargreaves have been training well enough to be considered for substitute berths against Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
"O’Shea and Hargreaves have done lots of work in recent weeks and they are back, they need to be back," said Sir Alex.
”They could feature on the bench, one on Saturday and the other on Wednesday. Including them in the first-team squad is important in boosting their confidence."
Hargreaves looks favourite to be in the 18 against Chelsea - he is ineligible for the Champions League as United did not register him for the knock-out rounds.
The Daily Express reports it as "England’s lucky break…but United are left to lick their wounds over star."
The Sun sets 17 April as his likely return date - the date of the Manchester derby at Eastlands.
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