Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United’s match against FC Midtjylland on Thursday night and potentially some other upcoming fixtures due to a knee injury.
Reds boss Louis van Gaal delivered the news in an exclusive interview with MUTV and then his pre-match press conference, but in both cases declined to estimate when the captain might return to action.
«We have 13 players out and Wayne is one of them,» the boss told the club’s official TV channel.
«You can never say [how long he could be out for]. He has a knee problem so we have to wait and see.»
The 13 absentees also include right-back Matteo Darmian, who suffered shoulder damage in Saturday’s game at Sunderland, and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, who has started United’s last five matches at left-back since coming on as a substitute at Anfield a month ago.
Speaking more about Rooney, the manager confirmed the injury was sustained when the Reds were chasing a result at Sunderland and admitted his absence, as an in-form striker, could be a blow.
«Certainly in 2016, he has scored goals and that’s why we had a good run in matches until Sunderland, but we have to cope with that,» said van Gaal. «Everybody can be injured and also the captain can be injured.
Pese a que el tecnico Louis Van Gaal en conferencia de prensa en MUTV, declino hacer referencia al tiempo de ausencia de Wayne Rooney, varias fuentes cercanas al club aseguran que no sera menor de las 6 semanas y que se perdera al menos 8 partidos…debido a una lesion de rodilla…
Tenemos 13 jugadores fuera y uno de ellos es Wayne dijo el entrenador holandes, antes del partido del jueves frente a Midtjylland….
Las 13 ausencias incluye al lateral derecho Matteo Darmian quien sufrió lesion del hombro en el partido del sabado ante Sunderland y Cameron Borthwick-Jackson…
Hablando sobre Rooney el manager del Manchester United confirmo que la lesión ocurrio durante el partido con Sunderlan y admitio que su ausencia se sentira…tendremos que saber lidiar con esta situación, todos se pueden lesionar e incluso el capitan, dijo Van Gaal.