Source: Telegraph
Wayne Rooney fighting fit for Manchester United trip to Bolton, says Alex Ferguson
Rooney had a knee injury earlier this month and looked to be limping heavily as he left Old Trafford following Sunday's win over Liverpool. [LNB]But Ferguson said: "He's okay, there's no problem. He had some bad bruising for a couple of weeks but he's played [since then] and there's no problems with the knee." [LNB]Fabio Capello calls on Manchester Uniteds Wayne Rooney to save EnglandManchester United could be down to third in the table by the time they kick-off against Bolton as Chelsea host Aston Villa and Arsenal travel to Birmingham earlier in the day. [LNB]And while Chelsea suffered a minor blip with two dropped points at Blackburn, Ferguson expects a tight three-way run-in to the end of the season.[LNB]Arsenal, currently two points off United in third place, may have an easier fixture run-in compared to United and Chelsea, but Ferguson does not feel it will play a major role in deciding the Premier League title race. [LNB]Arsene Wenger's side face matches against Manchester City and Tottenham but also less taxing games against Wolves, Wigan, Blackburn and Fulham, could make the difference.[LNB]Ferguson, whose team have won their last six matches, however, still feels that Chelsea, visitors to Old Trafford in April, are as much of a threat to United's hopes of a fourth straight title as Arsenal. [LNB]He said: "On paper Arsenal have the easy run in but at this stage of the season I'm not sure whether that works, whether it means anything at all. [LNB]"You can drop a couple of points like Chelsea did at Blackburn last Sunday and your advantage on paper all of a sudden doesn't look so good. [LNB]"The name of the game is to win your games and hopefully we can do that. That's our best way of looking forward. [LNB]"I don't think there is a bigger challenger (from one team) than another, we're all in the same pot together. [LNB]"We'll rely on our experience which is vital and hopefully we can keep a relatively clean bill of health between now and the end of the season." [LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB]
