Source: Telegraph
Wayne Rooney an injury concern for Manchester United
Rooney was left in severe discomfort after being struck hard in the ribs by a defensive clearance towards the end of the first half of United's 2-2 Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Porto on Tuesday night. [LNB]Rooney will be checked by the club's medical staff. United will hope the England forward has suffered only bruising, but even that could make him doubtful for the trip to Wearside. [LNB] Related ArticlesDevon Loch jibe nags awayChampions League actionFerguson admits United 'have difficult job'Rooney tries to boot out lethargyWhat's wrong at United?Carlos Tevez to take centre stage for Manchester UnitedThe absence of Rooney, United's outstanding player against Porto, would be a major blow with Dimitar Berbatov still sidelined by an ankle injury. [LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson is also eagerly awaiting the return of Rio Ferdinand, who has a groin injury. Fellow defender Jonny Evans is likely to miss the game with a similar problem. [LNB]Speaking on Tuesday, Ferguson said: "Rio was never close and I can't see that he will be fit for Saturday. Jonny's groin injury is going to keep him out for the next game, but we want to get a settled back-four again and get back to normal as soon as possible." [LNB]"The second goal was a terrible one to concede, but we only have ourselves to blame because we can't say that it was a great, manufactured goal. [LNB]"But it just exemplified the fragile nature of our defenders at the moment. Losing Jonny Evans was a blow because I don't think we would have lost it if he had been on the pitch." [LNB]Looking ahead to the second leg against Porto, Ferguson said: 'It's a difficult job now and it doesn't get any better when people tell you that no English team has ever won in Porto, so we have a job to do. [LNB]"We have to win the game, but we have been good at creating firsts at this club, so we have create another first again." [LNB]
