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Rooney out for start of season

August 6, 2008

Wayne Rooney will miss the start of the Premier League season for Manchester United because of a virus he picked up in Nigeria. United’s opening game is on the Sunday against Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle, and they’ll be without both Rooney and Ronaldo after the Portuguese player had surgery on his ankle in the summer.

Rooney’s virus was picked up on the pre-season tour of Nigeria. Rooney hasn’t set foot on the training field since falling ill.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson stated:

I doubt Wayne will be fit for the start of the season.

It’s a virus he picked up in Nigeria and it’s not a nice one. He’s not been back in training yet.

According to Ferguson, the whole United squad were vaccinated before they left for Nigeria and they’ve had to have vaccinations for Yellow Fever in the last 10 years.

The absence of players for United means that Newcastle may fancy their chances in the opening game at Old Trafford, and King Kev will surely love it if they beat them!

Written by Roy · Filed Under Manchester United 


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