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Injuries December 26

Rooney Suffers Ligament Blow

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Wayne Rooney could face “two or three weeks” on the sidelines with a ligament injury sustained in training according to Sir Alex Ferguson. Talking after his side’s dramatic 4-3 win over Newcastle, the United boss delivered the news after the striker was omitted from the matchday squad…

“Wayne did it in training yesterday, he could be out for 2-3 weeks. He did it towards the end of training yesterday. He did it when trying a volley – he strained a ligament behind the knee. It’s unfortunate, and he could be out for two to three weeks.”

It seems likely that Rooney will now miss matches against West Brom, Wigan and the FA Cup tie with West Ham; the home clash with Liverpool on January 12 could be a target for his return, although Ferguson’s early prognosis could see him struggle to make that date.

Rooney had enjoyed a purple patch of form of late, notching five goals in three league starts prior to Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Swansea. That saw Rooney’s Fantasy ownership pick up and his Fantasy Premier League value rise to 12.0. having dipped to 11.7. This latest injury will turn the tide against him again, presumably cementing Robin Van Persie’s starts, even over this busy holiday period.

Javier Hernandez took his opportunity to shine today with a goal and assist that help United to a hard-fought three points and he will seemingly be well placed to start once again with the visit of the Baggies on Saturday. Ferguson must now decide whether he can risk resting Van Persie for that game, given his defence’s propensity to leak goals. Danny Welbeck was ruled out of the reckoning today through illness but could factor at the weekend.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bale to Sess - 10pts
    Sess to Young - 5pts
    Young to Silva - 8pts
    Cazorla to Bale - priceless

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  2. The Shadow
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Wierd. Earlier I had 1 point from Nastastic, now he's at 0. -1 for YC and -1 for goals conceeded.

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    1. Still No Eye Dia
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Blip. Happened to me as well, he's back at 1.

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  3. rvp786
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Zabaleta
    B) Nasty
    C) Mert
    D) Gibbs

    pick one

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    1. Cruyff Turn
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Gibbs. For the dgw.

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    2. Shaps
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A

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      1. Steve
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        A, D if you already have him

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  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Begovic save but will it count?

    Ruled offside

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    1. Stephen - Robot Daniels
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Follow up to the save was, not the shot for the save.

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  5. Declan
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cuellar assist now on FPL

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    1. Professor Abel X
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      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      3rd sub 🙁

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      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Same here except my 3rd sub is coming on 🙂

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      2. Declan
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Same here.

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        1. Steve
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          and me, if Sterling hadn't come on i'd have been laughing (as Young & Shorys didn't play)

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      3. Declan-
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Not coming on for me either

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  6. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    sorry lost at the bottom couple of pages ago

    bego jussi
    nastastic shorey clyne cameron davies
    michu silva sterling mata bale
    rvp torres ba

    1ft 0.5m in the bank

    any ideas?

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  7. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cuellar assist added 🙂

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      And Shawcross removed

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  8. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bego save point!!!!

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    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nice. My only other defence points are 1 each from Enrique and Ridgewell.

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    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think so, flagged offside so save won't count surely?

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    3. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Fail.

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  9. New Ghost
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Begovic! Cracked 80 points!

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😯 Well done. You're on fire atm.

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    2. UKG
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Very good 🙂

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  10. UKG
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bego save point surely?! That'll be 60 plus Cuellar from 3rd sub + Baps to come. Boom 🙂

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  11. OZIL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    First is my grav working?

    and

    RMT Please

    Jussi / Ruddy

    Bassong / Davies / McAuely / Cameron / Shorey

    Bale / Mata / Michu / Sess / Sterling

    RVP / Tevez / Suarez

    0.0 in the bank

    Should I change team or save FT

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  12. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Where did the Shawcross assist go?

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    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Away.

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  13. exammy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    wish there wasnt a jan wildcard dont really need it!

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  14. Declan
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    59(-4) That was fun. 😀

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  15. The King
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Going out of the cup. If I didn't take Hughes out for Cameron, Cuellar would be coming off the bench to help me win 🙁

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ifs and buts

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  16. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Some advice please folks
    Begovic foster
    Enrique cameron nastasic nelson hughes
    Mata lennon cazorla michu puncheon
    Rvp berba suarez

    2 f t – 0.7m in the bank

    Lennon 》bale
    Enrique 》demel / clyne

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  17. jezstatham
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ive got cueller not comimg off the bench and sess and shawx on the pitch losing assists.and its been a bloody useless gw on top of that

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  18. Frip
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Where's the guy that had the 600/1 bet on Gerrard scoring first in a 3-1 Stoke win?

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    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Somewhere getting drunk!

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    2. The_Druid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      On holiday..

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    3. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      wondering the same, probably went to the bar to celebrate 🙂

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    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Drinking, presumably. Drinking a lot.

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    5. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Congrats on bale(c).16 points earlier wasn't so bad after all

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  19. Voyeur
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Considering Rooney & Puncheon to Lil Pea & Bale, for a hit. Yay or nay?

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    1. The King
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Don't get Hernandez.

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      1. Voyeur
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Just for 2 weeks - it's him or Berb and I see him having more side with utd scoring freely and Rooney out...

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  20. GYM JUNKIE
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    through to the next cup round 🙂

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same 😀

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    2. UKG
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      And me

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    3. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like I'm going to scrape through against my opponent who's ranked 1.2m, but only because he left Walters as 3rd sub. Feel a bit ashamed!

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    4. don parcheesi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Haven't checked but my opponent took a 24pt hit

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  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    is the old git around?

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  22. Monklane
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Finally, finally a better week.

    I can sleep again.

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  23. ItsAKrulGame
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is another Enrique assist and Suarez goal in injury time too much to wish for?

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  24. yanky
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    defoe taarabt cazorla > kjones bale walcott for -4pts worth it until WC?

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  25. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just to confirm the Cameron yellow: http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

    He's on the 'One caution away list' 🙁

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  26. drunken_mess
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    suarez and silva OUT
    Torres and Bale IN
    for a hit? worth it?

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      your selling suarez before playing qpr ?

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    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      barmy suggestion with QPR up next for pool...

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  27. El Zurdo
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Enrique & Silva to Luiz & Cazorla
    or
    B) Defoe & Morrison to Berbatov & Cazorla??

    Cheers 🙂

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  28. Mee and the Boys
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Haha, I bought Rooney this morning... and Kacaniklic... HA! I love this game...

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    1. GYM JUNKIE
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ouch..

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  29. Bad Pen
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Brilliant result Stoke, a great performance from them.

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  30. Moves Like Agger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for Rooney? (already have RVP)

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