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• Rooney to miss West Ham and Wolfsburg matchesWayne Rooney is unavailable for West Ham United’s visit to archaic Trafford on Saturday and will miss Tuesday’s crucial Champions League game at Wolfsburg as well,a fixture Manchester United have to win to ensure qualification for the knockout phase.
Rooney’s form has been indifferent this season yet he is still the club’s top scorer with seven goals, four of these coming in Europe, or as the captain is crucial to Louis van Gaal’s on-field strategy. United stand on eight points in Group B,one behind Wolfsburg and one ahead of PSV Eindhoven. Related: Manchester United are different but not boring, says Slaven Bilic Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com