DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney’s fitness is improving and he will be assessed Thursday to see if he is ready to play.
Rooney, who had been training in Portland, Ore., is back in England and expected to practice Wednesday. Ferguson wouldn’t say when he would play a competitive match.
United sent the striker to train with sponsor Nike to help him recover from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action for three weeks. Rooney recently decided to sign a five-year contract with United following newspaper allegations that he cheated on his pregnant wife with a prostitute. He had considered leaving the club.
Ferguson says Rooney “has done well” in Oregon, but that he needs to see him on the practice field.
