DC United's Rooney suffers lower leg injury in win

DC United’s Rooney suffers lower leg injury in win

By : AFP

Date: 3 February 2019 9:39am WAT

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 14, 2018 Wayne Rooney of DC United looks to pass during the DC United vs the Vancouver Whitecaps FC match in Washington DC. - Former England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month for being drunk and swearing in public and paid a $25 fine January 4, 2019, according to multiple reports on January 6, 2018.Court records obtained by Washington ABC 7 News and The Athletic showed that Rooney was arrested in Loudon County, Virginia, on December 16 for cursing and intoxication, a misdemeanor for which he was released from custody on his own recognizance before paying the fine and court costs on Friday. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

English star striker Wayne Rooney played only 18 minutes Saturday after suffering a lower right leg injury in DC United’s 1-0 pre-season victory over Bethlehem Steel at Clearwater, Florida.

Rooney, whose mid-season arrival last year helped lift United from the Major League Soccer basement into a playoff spot, was removed as a precaution and is listed as day-to-day, according to the club in a league website posting.

Rooney said the knock he received on his lower right shin similar to a few injuries he had suffered before, the Washington Post reported.

Rooney is expected to be fit in time for Thursday’s pre-season matchup against new MLS expansion club FC Cincinnati, according to DC United, which dubbed the setback a minor knock and said the former England star was removed as a precaution.

Shinya Kadono, an unsigned prospect, scored the lone goal in the second half for United against the second-level US club.