D-Day for Rooney as final verdict down to Fergie

AFTER four weeks of intense speculation, England will finally discover whether Wayne Rooney has any chance of going to the World Cup today.

The 20-year-old striker spent just under half an hour at the exclusive BUPA medical clinic at Whalley Range yesterday having the scan which is set to determine the likelihood of him making Sven-Goran Eriksson’s 23-man squad.

After evading the mass of cameras before midday yesterday, and doing the same as he sped back out again, Manchester United will now take charge of assessing the scan results before releasing the verdict, which, barring leaks, is expected to come at some stage before lunch today.