Reports in the Daily Telegraph and Guardian newspapers on Monday morning claimed United that the injured Wayne Rooney could be included in ManchesterUnited’s squad for Wednesday’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich.
The England star was expected to be out 2-3 weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage in the first leg of theseries last Tuesday, but his progress has impressed the medical staff. Rooney has been wearing a protective book on his ankle, which has responded well to treatment.
Rooney’s injuryentered the British national debate when Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that Rooney’s injury was like the economy. Like Rooney’s coaches, policymakersshould not force the economy to “jump off the treatment table as if nothing had happened,” Brown said.