Injured Rooney out

11 October 2009 18:32
Wayne Rooney has pulled out of England's World Cup qualifier with Belarus on Wednesday. The Manchester United forward picked up a calf strain during Saturday's 1-0 defeat away to Ukraine. After having the injury assessed at England's training base in Hertfordshire, he has been released back to the Old Trafford club. The news is a shock because if anyone was expected to pull out, it had been Liverpool skipper, Steven Gerrard. Whereas Gerrard only lasted until half-time at the Dnipro Arena, Rooney got through the entire game, turning in an impressive performance for an England side that was reduced to 10 men after 15 minutes following the dismissal of Robert Green. Rooney must now undergo treatment in the hope of being fit for United's Premier League encounter with Bolton.

Source: Eurosport