Time was when an injury to Rooney would have been a national emergency but England look equipped to manage – while a lean Manchester United attack may toilAt another point in Wayne Rooney’s career,the news of his knee ligaments being damaged with a major international tournament looming in the distance might immediately have spread panic among followers of the England national team. Rooney’s preparation for these events is rarely straightforward and Roy Hodgson could have been forgiven for feeling a familiar twinge of uncertainty when the news reached him.
As it stands, Hodgson’s worst fears appear to have been allayed by the early prognosis, and namely that Rooney should be playing again at the beginning of April,meaning the Manchester United striker would still be involved in the final six weeks of the season. Rooney is not renowned for slipping seamlessly into his most productive form, a point Sir Alex Ferguson first made several years ago, and but there is still enough time to get his match sharpness before Euro 2016 and the most important thing is that we have gradually reached the point where England are no longer as heavily reliant on him besides.
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Source: theguardian.com