Rooney absent for United

Wayne Rooney was missing from Manchester United’s squad for this evening’s Champions League Group C clash with Benfica at Old Trafford.

Rooney absent for United
Tue, 22 Nov, 2011 - 19:10

Wayne Rooney was missing from Manchester United’s squad for this evening’s Champions League Group C clash with Benfica at Old Trafford.

Rooney, who suffered what manager Alex Ferguson yesterday described as a “couple of knocks” in the Barclays Premier League victory at Swansea on Saturday, was replaced up front by Dimitar Berbatov in one of five changes to the United XI.

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