Manchester United fear Wayne Rooney is out for the next month after his ankle injury against Bayern Munich.
Rooney will fly back to Manchester with his team-mates this afternoon before being ferried away for a private MRI scan on the right ankle ligaments he damaged in the final seconds of United's Champions League defeat.
Rooney will definitely miss Saturday's crunch clash with Chelsea although the worst fears, that he might not kick another ball for United this season, endangering his World Cup hopes, appear to have been discounted.
Rooney sustained a sprained ankle which was badly swollen and encased in a protective boot when he left the Allianz Arena to head back to United's nearby hotel.
But ligament damage is feared and while the full extent of the injury will not be clear until after this afternoon's scan, United are gearing up to be without the 34-goal striker until the end of April.
That would mean him missing the Premier League games against Chelsea, Blackburn, Manchester City and Spurs, the second leg against Bayern and at least the first leg of the prospective semi-final against Lyon or Bordeaux should United progress next Wednesday.
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Originally Posted by Inkal
Manchester United fear Wayne Rooney is out for the next month after his ankle injury against Bayern Munich.
. The scoreline is a bit harsh on Bordeuax as they were by far the better team in the second half. Bordeuax had the best defensive record in this season's champions league. Lloris had to make some world class save to deny Bordeuax. The second leg will also be very good. The penalty was really harsh , the defender is not looking at all to the ball , it was accidental. I think Bordeuax will go through.
