Roo horror KO rocks England... but it's his attitude that puts Utd future in doubt

Posted Sunday, August 26, 2012 by The Sun

Roo horror KO rocks England... but it's his attitude that puts Utd future in doubt
HARD TO TAKE ... Rooney clutches his gashed leg

WAYNE ROONEY was KO’d by a horror injury yesterday — and could even be sold for £50million if he does not shape up.

The Sun understands Manchester United’s patience has been stretched to the limit by Roo’s behaviour on and off the pitch.

Now the club would consider selling him for £50m if they do not see an improvement.

The England striker was left on the bench for the 3-2 win over Fulham and only came on after 68 minutes.

But he was soon taken off on a stretcher with an ugly deep gash on his right thigh after an accidental clash with Hugo Rodellega.

United boss Alex Ferguson confirmed Rooney will now be out for at least four weeks.

That rules him out of England’s double World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine next month.

Ferguson’s programme notes yesterday contained a significant sentence.

After explaining how impressed he had been by new signing Robin van Persie’s desire to play for United, Fergie added: “If I hear a player has fallen out of love with us, and is looking elsewhere I invariably help them out of the door.”

Rooney was poor in Monday’s 1-0 defeat at Everton and Ferguson is understood to be unhappy with his fitness levels.

But the club were concerned about Rooney’s form, fitness and off field behaviour even before he returned for pre-season training — and discussions were held at boardroom level.

His desperate day yesterday ended on a stretcher and an ambulance to hospital after he jumped to block a Rodallega shot in injury time — and the Fulham player landed on him.

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