Wayne Rooney ruled out of Manchester United's Europa League clash against Ajax with throat infection

The England forward will not be available as the Red Devils attempt to consolidate their 2-0 first-leg advantage at Old Trafford on Thursday but hopes to return against Norwich

Feb 22, 2012 10:40:00 PM

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss Thursday's Europa League match against Ajax with a throat infection.

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The Red Devils secured a 2-0 win against the Dutch outfit at the Amsterdam ArenA last week, a game in which the 26-year-old played the full 90 minutes.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful that the England star will recover in time to feature at Carrow Road on Sunday for his side's trip to Norwich City.

"Rooney's out for tomorrow. He has a bad throat," the Scot told reporters.

"There were traces of it in Amsterdam last Thursday and he's been in bed for a lot of the weekend."

Rooney provided the assist for Javier Hernandez's second goal in the first leg of the club's round of 32 clash.

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