Ankle injury rules Wayne Rooney out of Man Utd clash with West Ham

Captain Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of Manchester United’s Premier League match against West Ham because of an ankle injury he suffered last week at Leicester.

Centre-back Phil Jones and midfielder Ander Herrera have not overcome the ankle and hamstring injuries they suffered at Watford a fortnight ago.

Defenders Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Luke Shaw (leg) and Antonio Valencia (foot) remain sidelined, but midfielder Jesse Lingard has recovered from a hamstring injury.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Darmian, McNair, Mata, Blind, Young, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Powell, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Depay, Pereira, Martial.

Long gone are the days of Irish players playing for the top teams in the Premier League but the Boys in Green still have some top performers across the water. Balltalk's Robert McNamara (@whatrobdidnext), Peter McNamara (@PeterMcNamara_) and Neville O'Donoghue (@bewarmers) discuss. Video by Pauline Hallissey. Irish Examiner.