Ban stuns Rooney and United

WAYNE ROONEY has been condemned to begin a domestic break convinced he is being made a scapegoat by the Football Association.

Twelve hours after he revelled in his match-winning effort in Manchester United’s Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Rooney discovered there had been no leniency shown by the FA for his foul-mouthed outburst at Upton Park on Saturday.

It is not so much confirmation Rooney was wrong that has irritated the 25-year-old.

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