Wayne Rooney Ruled Out For Three Weeks

In a fantastic twist of irony, Wayne Rooney will be out injured for the next three weeks after signing a new five-year contract to keep him at Old Trafford. Maybe those benchings because Rooney was “injured” weren’t a hoax after all and he’s actually having fitness issues. Rooney injured his ankle, or possibly aggravated an existing ankle injury, during training on Tuesday.

As a result of the injury, Rooney missed a Champions League tie against Bursaspor and will miss the return leg in Bursa, as well as a Carling Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers, as well as Premier League matches against Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, and the aforementioned Wolves. The current time frame for his recovery indicates that Rooney will not be on the field for the Manchester derby against Manchester City on November 10th, but it’s hard to believe that Rooney won’t get himself fit for that match unless their are major setbacks in his recovery.