634x258 3453
Injuries December 26

Rooney Suffers Ligament Blow

3,453 Comments
Share

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.

3,453 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Does O'Brien only play in the absence of Demel?

    Open Controls
    1. don parcheesi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No he plays on the opposite side.

      Open Controls
      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks. Nailed on?

        Open Controls
  2. Doctor X
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best defender for less than 4.7 till the Jan WC?? Not Stoke please!

    Open Controls
    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Cuellar, Davies.

      Open Controls
    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      West ham, davies or cuellar

      Open Controls
  3. Mozart_s Balls
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Is it smart to do Silva -> Mata tonight?

    Have only 0.2 $$, but with Michu and Nelsen doubtful & Shorey benced i can only field 11 players next GW.

    Open Controls
  4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    how comes ridgewell came on, was someone injured?

    Open Controls
    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yh popov

      Open Controls
      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        thanks Demi..

        Open Controls
  5. Jonny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    sorry, repost.

    nelson --> demel? , a yes/no and a v brief reason - thats all i ask

    Open Controls
  6. embo76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What's people's thoughts on this? We (forest) win 4-2 today and then sack odriscoll!

    Open Controls
    1. Claret14
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      More than meets the eye to this - I think he is a strange character by all accounts.

      Do you have new(ish) owners?

      Open Controls
      1. embo76
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yes Dubai owners, but they appointed him.

        Open Controls
  7. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on Fellaini? Do you want him straight back after his suspension?

    Open Controls
    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yes, for Ramirez or Sterling

      Open Controls
    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ill probably wait to see where he slots back in, and if he moves on.

      Open Controls
    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      won't there be a bit of unrest when he possibly moves to chelsea?

      Open Controls
  8. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone has link to Bap fairy's predictions?

    Open Controls
    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Comment search bap chap

      Open Controls
    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      someone else posted this when i asked

      Osman 3, Jagielka 2, Neville 1
      Berbatov 3, Lambert 2, Ramirez 2 (this is tight and pretty low ppi wise, no gimmes)
      Evra 3, Hernandez 3, Carrick 1 (in the mix Van Persie, Evans)
      Oscar 3, Mata 2, Ivanovic 1, Cahill 1
      Brunt 3, Lukaku 2, Cisse 1
      Chico 3, Mariappa 2, Leigertwood 2
      Ad Johnson 3, Cuellar 2, Kilgallon 1, Mignolet 1 (in the mix Rose)
      Bale 3, Naughton 2, Defoe 1

      Open Controls
  9. Tommytour
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Tempted by a Michu > Walcott transfer if he misses Fulham, only bought him in at 7.9.

    Open Controls
  10. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Suarez is surrounded by Shelvy susu and downing.
    I have not seen such a gap in skill since Maradona in 86.
    And Suarez is not even 50percent Maradona.

    Open Controls
    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      tony pulis is probably better than shelvey

      Open Controls
  11. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Really need some help, I'm shipping Rooney + Sterling...

    A) Cazorla + Berbatov

    B) Walcott + Torres

    C) RVP + Puncheon

    ??

    Open Controls
    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      All good, I'd be tempted by A, but RVP is RVP, have you managed well without him to date?

      Open Controls
      1. Sting
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Overall I'm ~ 200k in the world, but shot up in the last 7 weeks without him, regular 60+ scores.

        But it's RVP, he's basically essential right ? I won't be able to survive without him right ?

        Open Controls
  12. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Sell Silva or Caz this week? am looking to get Sagna in, but no other City coverage. If I sell Caz I’ll look to bring in Theo ahead of the Saints game. Maybe shift Caz instead and give Silva the Norwich game?

    Open Controls
    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      HOW MANY TIMES YOU WANT TO ASK AND KEEP GETTING SAME REPLY?

      SELL SILVA

      Open Controls
      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        sorry having a bad GW here

        Open Controls
    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      For Bale? Probs Silva of the two. I haven't seen the last two Citeh games but he seems to be creating a lot

      Open Controls
  13. lfcserg
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone post the bap chaps predictions please?

    Open Controls
    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      somebody else posted this when i asked

      Osman 3, Jagielka 2, Neville 1
      Berbatov 3, Lambert 2, Ramirez 2 (this is tight and pretty low ppi wise, no gimmes)
      Evra 3, Hernandez 3, Carrick 1 (in the mix Van Persie, Evans)
      Oscar 3, Mata 2, Ivanovic 1, Cahill 1
      Brunt 3, Lukaku 2, Cisse 1
      Chico 3, Mariappa 2, Leigertwood 2
      Ad Johnson 3, Cuellar 2, Kilgallon 1, Mignolet 1 (in the mix Rose)
      Bale 3, Naughton 2, Defoe 1

      Open Controls
    2. Claret14
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Osman 3, Jagielka 2, Neville 1
      Berbatov 3, Lambert 2, Ramirez 2 (this is tight and pretty low ppi wise, no gimmes)
      Evra 3, Hernandez 3, Carrick 1 (in the mix Van Persie, Evans)
      Oscar 3, Mata 2, Ivanovic 1, Cahill 1
      Brunt 3, Lukaku 2, Cisse 1
      Chico 3, Mariappa 2, Leigertwood 2
      Ad Johnson 3, Cuellar 2, Kilgallon 1, Mignolet 1 (in the mix Rose)
      Bale 3, Naughton 2, Defoe 1

      Open Controls
  14. Messi & fabregas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    i thought in the first stoke the long ball was fom huth wasnt it?

    Open Controls
    1. megatronaldinho
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      stoke play huth won football

      Open Controls
  15. Yxz
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Why didn't Hughes play for Fulham?

    Open Controls
    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      rested

      Open Controls
      1. Yxz
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        thanks

        Open Controls
    2. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Joltation.

      Open Controls
    3. The Baines
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      to get Cuellar off my bench 😛

      Open Controls
      1. Jonny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

        Open Controls
  16. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Think I might do Caulker > Davies

    Hoping Begovic can hang on for a CS in this boring 0-0

    Open Controls
  17. सनकी
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Expect the unexpected. I thought aston villa would pick themselves up. Gutted didnt captain Bale but its okay, Berbs aint a bad choice..

    Open Controls
  18. Mr Sarcastic
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What do you think?

    a) silva => bale (keep and play sessegnon) and save other transfer
    b) enrique + sess => demel + bale

    B is tempting because it allows me to keep Silva for now..altough Sess is actually scoring more!
    B has it's risk too because one of demel, nelsen, hughes needs to play next game.

    Open Controls
  19. The Baines
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    time is running and i am getting tensed with that Cuellar assist.. better it gets reviewed soon.. 🙁

    Open Controls
    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      was deffo a cuellar assist. don't worry.

      Open Controls
    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      very suprised not changed already.

      Open Controls
      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Really??? 😀

        Open Controls
    3. Adnan Shah
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      It will be a big joke if it does not get changed.

      Open Controls
      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I wouldn't be suprised if it's not changed. I know it's a cuellar assist but I just wouldn't be suprised with it being christmas it is not even reviewed.

        Open Controls
    4. megatronaldinho
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      or what? and what arbitrary deadline have you set? fukkin hell. shit will sort itself out

      Open Controls
    5. Mr Sarcastic
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      whaat, my man sess assist is goint to be taken away, noooo!

      Open Controls
  20. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    annoying im 0.1 of doing silva to mata..might just do silva to walcott instead

    Open Controls
  21. John Nerdelbaum
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Rafa to __________ 7 mil to send but want to try and save as much as poss

    Narrowed down to...

    Vert

    Walker

    Luiz

    Thoughts?

    Open Controls
    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      luiz, or downgrade to WH defender

      Open Controls
    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      what about Sagna or Gibbs?

      Open Controls
      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Probs gonna do Cuellar and Baines to Luiz and Sagna/Gibbs in a couple weeks.

        Not much love for Walker on here...

        Open Controls
    3. Arx
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Luiz

      Open Controls
      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        He's an option. Short term probs not with Everton but deffos after the WC

        Open Controls
    4. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      gotta be Gibbo

      Open Controls
      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I am liking Gibbo especially with the DGW coming up

        Open Controls
  22. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    So for a midweek game week, bonuses are given on the same day, yes?

    Open Controls
  23. embo76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What’s people’s thoughts on this? We (forest) win 4-2 today and then sack odriscoll!!

    Open Controls
    1. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Didn't know Abramovich owned Forest.

      Open Controls
    2. Nice to Michu
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      you, as a forest fan, tell us please. of course it will seem strange to everyone, so what's the story behind that? bad league pos? doesn't get on with chairman?

      Open Controls
    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      just another Mickey Mouse consortium expecting a trophy within 5 minutes of buying the club. this is just the beginning of your new manager merry-go-round.

      that's if they don't fiddle the finances and go bankrupt first.

      Open Controls
  24. Bambi
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    what would you do with this team?

    Begovic McCarthy
    Cuellar Enrique Hughes Shorey Nelsen
    Bale Mata Sessegnon Michu Sterling
    RVP Suarez Berbatov

    1.7 in bank and 1free transfer.

    A) Sess --> Walcott
    B) Improve defence

    Open Controls
  25. Qubit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Had to choose between Bale and Mata this morning. Guess which one I went for?...... Story of my season so far. 😀

    Open Controls
    1. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      10/11 points isn't too bad though is it

      Open Controls
  26. Jonah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Taarabt set up 8 chances today.

    Open Controls
  27. Sean.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    congrats to you bale captainers 😀 ,
    my planned transfer in this week, missed the boat big time 🙁

    Open Controls
  28. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Just looked through the match reports for Stoke 3-4 Swindon(Stoke's only cup game) and Cameron did not pick up a yellow card.

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/273461/report
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340428

    So including his Yellow Card today Cameron has accumulated 4 yellow cards.

    Open Controls
  29. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/4877/event-history/19/

    What is best way to get Mata in for Yaya?

    1 - Yaya + Tevez--->Ba + Mata (-4)
    2 - Yaya + Rafael ----> Mata + Sagna (-4)

    Or forget Mata and get Nolan for free and bank money to do Tevez-->Suarez/Torres or Rafael--->Vertonghen for New year games

    Open Controls
  30. ISawLeaburnScore
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What do people think to Azpilicueta as a cheaper route into the Chelsea back 4?

    At £5.6M considerably cheaper than his four colleagues and has played 90 minutes in 8 of their last 9 league games producing 2 assists in that period also.

    Would enable me to ditch Rafael and Silva > Bale (both for free) with a little to spare.

    Open Controls
    1. Ibracadabra
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Super if he was nailed on but a risky acquisition with Ivanovic able to re-claim RB with Luiz, Cahill or Terry eventually in the middle long term.

      Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.