England manager Fabio Capello made to sweat over Wayne Rooneys swollen knee

By Jason Burt Published: 8:29AM GMT 01 March 2010

Hero of the hour: Wayne Rooney (centre) is congratulated by his Manchester United team-mates Photo: REUTERS

Rooney certified after scoring the winning idea in yesterday"s Carling Cup last that he had been uneasy by the complaint for multiform weeks but was due to stick on up with the rest of the England patrol forward of Wednesday"s accessible at home to Egypt.

It is rarely doubtful he will repel from the patrol generally as it is one of the couple of get-togethers that England have forward of this summer"s World Cup finals and with multiform alternative key players already missing.

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But after bringing on Rooney to reinstate the harmed Michael Owen, United physical education instructor Sir Alex Ferguson said: "He"s been personification with a bit of that [a distended knee] for a couple of weeks and he"s holding it a bit tonight. I thought we competence have to take him off. The alloy is assessing him so that we can see what we are going to do."

In fairness, Rooney, who was additionally feeling under-the-weather with a virus, was loose about it, asserting that he would "probably" get the knee looked at by the Football Association"s healing staff.

But it will be an engaging complaint should Ferguson urge Capello who was at Wembley yesterday and spoke to the United physical education instructor after the diversion to rest the striker.

The last thing possibly physical education instructor will wish is to irritate the repairs nonetheless Capello knows usually as well well how critical Rooney is and how consequential it is that England benefit a morale-boosting feat over the Egyptians since the off-field difficulties and injuries they have suffered of late.

There will additionally be an comment of Ryan Shawcross"s state of mind since the outcry over the damage the Stoke City defender inflicted on Arsenal"s Aaron Ramsey, that over-shadowed his initial call-up underneath Capello. With Rio Ferdinand and Gary Cahill injured, Capello has incited to Shawcross who he has tracked for a little time and who he regards highly.

Capello has to confirm in between Robert Green and David James to begin in idea with Joe Hart expected to come on as a deputy to consequence a second cap.

The counterclaim will be temporary with Stephen Warnock or Leighton Baines since an event at left-back and Wes Brown at right-back. In his patrol list Capello enclosed James Milner, such a versatile player as a defender and as if as cover for Brown.

John Terry is set to be partnered by Matthew Upson nonetheless Capello will have been tender by Joleon Lescott"s arrangement at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

It equates to the physical education instructor is expected to go for a some-more staid midfield with Steven Gerrard who will captain the side on the left, Frank Lampard vice-captain partnership Gareth Barry in the center and, probably, the removed Theo Walcott on the right.