New dad Rooney may miss Moscow
MANCHESTER - Manchester United
will make a late decision on whether Wayne Rooney plays in
Tuesday's Champions League match against CSKA Moscow after the
England striker became a father for the first time on Monday.
"We will just have to wait on that one," manager Alex
Ferguson told a news conference on the same day Rooney's wife
Coleen gave birth to a boy named Kai Wayne.
United are already without Rio Ferdinand (calf), Nemanja
Vidic (calf), Ryan Giggs (hip) and Park Ji-sung (knee) because
of injury.
Striker Dimitar Berbatov is also doubtful after receiving a
kick on his knee in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over
Blackburn Rovers.
England defender Ferdinand, fighting to be fit for United's
top of the table clash at Chelsea on Sunday, has received media
criticism for a recent dip in form.
"No player likes to be criticised," added Ferguson. "We all
like to be loved and want an arm around our shoulders at times.
"But Rio will come out of it, I'm quite sure of that."
United, last season's beaten finalists, will confirm their
place in the knockout stages if they defeat the Russians at Old
Trafford.
