FERGUSON is giving Wayne Rooney three weeks off

ALEX FERGUSON is giving Wayne Rooney three weeks off.

He will not play again until Manchester United take on West Brom at Old Trafford on October 16.
And that means Rooney could be unavailable for England's home Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro in two weeks' time.
Officially boss Ferguson is leaving out his 24-year-old frontman because of a right ankle problem.
The Scot said yesterday: "He will be out for two or three weeks. It is a straightforward ankle ligament injury."
But the manager admitted last week the pressure of public attention on the player is starting to weigh him down.
An extended break will help recharge his batteries.
Rooney, out of tonight's Champions League clash with Valencia, was taken off after just 61 minutes of Sunday's 2-2 draw at Bolton.
Fabio Capello must now decide if it is in Rooney's best interests to face Montenegro.