Source: Daily_Mail
MAN UNITED v Blackburn: Fergie to hand Rooney a start
Red hot: Rooney was on target against Fulham[LNB] Wayne Rooney will start for Manchester United[LNB]as the Red Devils look to extend their lead at the Premier League summit to eight points by beating Blackburn [LNB]at Old Trafford.[LNB]Rooney made his comeback from a hamstring injury as a goalscoring substitute against Fulham on Wednesday and Sir Alex Ferguson intends to find out whether the striker is fit enough to face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. [LNB]More changes are expected as well, with Ferguson set to call on Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Rafael, with Edwin van der Sar looking to set a new European record with a 15th consecutive clean sheet. [LNB]John O'Shea (heel) is a minor doubt. [LNB]Team (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Gibson, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Fletcher, Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez, Welbeck. [LNB] CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS[LNB] [LNB]
