Rooney ready as United end the spending

ALEX FERGUSON will hand Wayne Rooney his Manchester United debut tonight knowing he has blown his entire 2005 transfer budget on the £27m England striker.

After accelerating the deal to bring Rooney to Old Trafford in the face of competition for the teenager’s signature from Newcastle, Ferguson took his spending since January to £50m following the additional arrivals of Louis Saha, Gabriel Heinze, Alan Smith and Liam Miller.

And he has been told by chief executive David Gill that funds for new signings will only be given in extreme circumstances as the Red Devils board look to counteract an anticipated £14m loss in TV revenue next year.