Wayne Rooney is definitely out for Sunday match against Blackburn due to his ankle injury.
Sir Alex Ferguson named Rooney in the Champions League clash even though he was not 100% fit had backfired after Rooney appeared to have injured his same ankle following a challenge with Munich’s player.
Ferguson insisted Rooney did not suffer any long-term damage when he aggravated his injury against the German giants, who knocked out United on away goals.
But the Old Trafford supremo is resigned to being without his star for the Ewood Park clash, although the 24-year-old could return for the derby against Manchester City on April 17.
United trail Chelsea by two points with five games of the Premier League season remaining.
Ferguson said: “Five wins will give us a chance. But five wins for Chelsea wins them it. That is the difficulty.”
“Chelsea will be thinking five wins gets them the title and, at a crucial time of the season, the advantage is with them.
“But we hope that something can happen.
“You would rather be in Chelsea’s position but we have a chance of winning the league, and so have Arsenal, who are a point behind us.”
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