Manchester United manager Sir Alex says Wayne Rooney doubtful to play against Schalke 04 – EPL news
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that their in-form striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 is expected to miss the second-leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against Schalke 04 due to a hamstring injury.
Latest reports suggest that Rooney’s severe injury crisis has not enabled him to take part in United’s preparatory training session. It looks obvious now that it would be difficult for the striker to play against the German club on Wednesday at Old Trafford.
The 69-year-old Red Devils manager while giving his pre-match thoughts confirmed Rooney’s probable absence.
He said, “He didn't train. He had a tight hamstring so we left him today, but we'll see what he's like tomorrow.” Although, it is highly unlikely that forward gets fit before the match but Ferguson will keep his hopes alive as he pinpointed that medical
panel will continuously monitor the situation of the striker.”
There is no reason why Manchester United will not find loopholes in their attacking options with Rooney’s absence as he was exceptional on Tuesday at Gelsenkirchen. His staggering brace helped United to win the first match of the tie quite comfortably 2-0.
However, despite the Rooney setback, Manchester United will be boosted by the return of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361. The midfielder will make his return on Wednesday after being out of competitive football since March 2011.
Ferguson while confirming Fletcher’s return said, “Darren will play part of the game tomorrow, he is involved. He’s shown great improvement from his reserve game last week. He’s done a lot of good work, his weight is back to normal. It’s just that issue
of game time and maybe more strengthening but he’s working hard and he will play part of the game tomorrow.”
Manchester United are favourites to play the final of the Champions League as the German club have a huge task of overturning a two-goal deficit.
However, United’s chances of winning the record 19th English Premier League title received a massive setback on Tuesday when they were defeated 1-0 by Arsenal. Their defeat provided http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 a golden opportunity to stay head-to-head with them in
the Premier League title race.
The veteran United manager still believes that they are the top contenders to lift the Premier League title.
Manchester United must not take Schalke for granted as they have the capability to bounce back. Let’s see what the future holds for the Red Devils.
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