Wayne Rooney to start against Rangers
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that striker Wayne Rooney will start the Champions League match against Rangers on Wednesday.
Rooney made his comeback from an ankle injury during the 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic at the weekend. It was Rooney's first appearance for the club since he publicly declared he wanted to leave United before
doing a u-turn and signing a new five-year contract.
"He will play against Rangers
on Wednesday, that is the perfect game for him to come back and get 90 minutes," Ferguson said after the match.
Although there were a few boos and whistles when Rooney came on against Wigan, Ferguson argues the reception was on the whole positive and should have a beneficial effect
on Rooney's game.
"It was a good reception; it will be pleasing for him. It will settle
him down and make him realise he is at the right club. It was a quiet comeback. He got involved in a few bits of the interplay. He needed 25 minutes or so," the Scot added.
United has not been playing well over the last few weeks but has managed to get the right results. Ferguson seems to be hoping that Rooney's return to the team will mean
the striker's energy and enthusiasm spreads throughout the squad.
"What I'm finding is that we seem to be playing a lot of our best football in the last 20 minutes of games. We need to get more
quickness in our play in the first half of matches, I thought we were a bit slow in our build-up [against Wigan].
We really could have done our goal difference a power of good in the last 20 minutes. We missed a lot of chances," said Ferguson.
Betting advice
Manchester United has always been a good bet to win every competition the club is involved in this season. When the side starts to play a little better, very few teams
in the Premier League will be able to cope. Back Rooney to score in the match against Rangers, he'll be determined to win over any doubters.
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