Injury sours Wigan win
Space may soon be at a premium in the United treatment room.
Wayne Rooney is the latest casualty after limping out of the Reds’ 1-0 victory against Wigan on Wednesday night with a hamstring injury.
Sir Alex revealed it’s likely to be “a three-week job”, which could rule Wazza out of crucial matches against Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and Everton.
But while Rooney joins Rio Ferdinand (back), Patrice Evra (ankle), Wes Brown (ankle) and Owen Hargreaves (knee) on the sidelines, the boss is still confident of travelling to the Reebok Stadium with a fresh squad.
“It’s a big game and Bolton are a very strong team,” he told MUTV. “We’ll have Darren Fletcher, Anderson and Ji-sung Park fresh for Bolton – I tried to freshen things up as best I could against Wigan.”
Rooney – Wednesday's match-winner – was the only United player to limp off against the Latics, but the boss revealed Jonny Evans, Carlos Tevez, Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo also picked up minor knocks.
“We’ll assess them now and do our best [to have them fit for the weekend]. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
- manutd.com
they'd better be minor knocks for the other listed players. injuries could end our season early, too early in fact.
