Rooney out, Sanchez in as Man Utd face Arsenal
Manchester United captain Wayne
Rooney started on the bench for Saturday’s Premier League showdown with Arsenal
following a week of unflattering headlines.
Rooney, 31, had to apologise after
being pictured looking the worse for wear as he mingled with guests during a
late-night wedding party at the England team hotel last weekend.
Having withdrawn from England duty
with a minor knee injury, he started on the bench for United, with 19-year-old
Marcus Rashford filling in up front for the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
*Rooney *Rooney In total, United
manager Jose Mourinho made four changes as Antonio Valencia, back after a
fractured arm, Ander Herrera, Anthony Martial and Rashford came into his starting
XI.
There was a big boost for Arsenal,
who can provisionally go top of the table with victory, after Alexis Sanchez
was passed fit to start up front. Sanchez scored twice for Chile in a 3-1 World
Cup qualifying win over Uruguay on Tuesday, despite Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger warning it would be “suicidal” for him to play due to a hamstring
problem.
Wenger made three changes from the
1-1 derby draw with Tottenham Hotspur as Carl Jenkinson, Mohamed Elneny and
Aaron Ramsey replaced Hector Bellerin, Granit Xhaka and Alex Iwobi. Right-back
Bellerin has been ruled out for four weeks with an ankle injury.
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