Rooney Could Miss PSV Trip

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is unlikely to feature in Tuesday's Champions League group opener away to PSV Eindhoven.

United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed his captain could return in time for next Sunday's Barclays Premier League encounter at Southampton but he will not be taking any risks with the minor injury suffered in training.

While not completely ruling England's all-time leading scorer out of the European game, the boss did appear to indicate he will err on the side of caution over the player's fitness.

"He is injured so we have to take care of him," van Gaal told MUTV after Rooney missed Saturday's 3-1 win over Liverpool. "I think he is very important for us and I don’t to take any risks so that’s why he doesn’t play today.

"I don’t think he will play against PSV Eindhoven, but maybe he shall play at Southampton. We have to wait and see if he can play against PSV because we still have three days to go."