Sam Allardyce glad Blackburn Rovers will not face Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney

Manager relieved to see striker hobble off against Bayern...

9 Apr 2010 18:15:00

By Michael Landon

More On :  Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Wayne Rooney, Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce - Blackburn Rovers (PA)

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce is relieved his side will not have to face Manchester United's 34-goal monster Wayne Rooney when the Red Devils visit Ewood Park on Sunday.

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The Rovers biss may be a good friend of Sir Alex Ferguson's but he admitted he felt a twinge of relief at Old Trafford on Wednesday night when he watched Rooney - top scorer in the Premier League with 26 goals so far - limp off after 55 minutes.

Allardyce told Sky Sports: "Of course I did [feel relieved]. He's scored so many goals for them this year he would be a massive danger to us if he was fit and able to play."

"Wayne has scored the vast majority of their goals and the second leading goalscorer is called `OG'.

"They have had 13 own goals in their favour this year. That shows the pressure they put on other teams but it also shows there's a big gap and a big loss with Wayne not playing and hopefully that can only be a help for us to get a result."

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