United lose Rooney

Manchester United will be without striker Wayne Rooney for four weeks after he injured an ankle in training.

The England international left the club’s Carrington base on crutches, meaning he will not feature against Blackburn at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Gary Neville is still unlikely to figure against Rovers despite having made a comeback in the reserves.

The only other absentees are those with long term-injuries – Mikael Silvestre, Paul Scholes, Park Ji-sung and Ben Foster.

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