Father-to-be Rooney facing baby dilemma

WAYNE ROONEY faces a dilemma over whether to travel to Manchester United’s next Champions League fixture against CSKA in Moscow after revealing wife Coleen is due to give birth three days later.

Father-to-be Rooney facing baby dilemma

Father-to-be Rooney, who helped United beat German champions Wolfsburg 2-1 on Wednesday to go top of Group B, insists he expects join the trip on October 21 but could be forced to pull out if the baby arrives early.

The striker said: “I’ll have to decide what to do because she’s due a few days after. It’s a long way to Moscow but I have a job to play for United and unless anything changes I’ll be there. That’s the way I’m looking at it.

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