Injury Update: Wayne Rooney could return

James. M
Apr 19, 2017
2 min read

Jose has provided a positive update on Wayne Rooney's fitness today in his press conference ahead of the Europa League match against Anderlecht.

Rooney is expected to feature after three weeks out injured.

Our captain who has been out with niggling ankle injuries for the better part of the month is now back in contention after missing the last four games.

The boss this evening confirmed Rooney could be named on the bench if he responded well in the final training session.

Speaking to the assembled press at Carrington, the boss said, "He's working now, he's improving and if in this training session [this afternoon] the answer is positive, I would select him to be on the bench tomorrow,"

"He's experienced, his know-how of this knockout phase – I think he's a player that can be useful tomorrow. If we need a goal, he can help us. If we need to keep a result, to keep the ball, to keep control of the game by having possession, he can help us too. So, hopefully his answer in the training session is positive."

"He has not had big problems during the season but he had a few small problems and when you get into a certain age, it's a little bit more difficult to recover.

"I think it's just that, but we have seven matches to play in the Premier League, plus one or three or four in the Europa League, so we can go to 10 or 11 matches. We don't have many players: we lost players in the January market, we didn't bring anyone in, we lost players in the international week. We need everyone that can [play] and Wayne can, so hopefully he can give us help."

On the overall squad, the boss confirmed there are no other new injuries apart from what we already knew.

"[There are] no injuries from the game [against Chelsea] but also nobody recovered so no Mata, Jones, Smalling. They are out and still out. And Wayne is the only one that is possible, if it's possible."