I suppose recovery from fractured metatarsals gets easier with practise.  After just one month out, Wayne Rooney is back and raring to go, although manager Alex Ferguson admits it’s far from certain he’ll start again former club Everton:

Rooney has trained very well and will travel.  But whether I start him, put him on the bench or leave him out until Wednesday night, that’s something I have to decide.

It’s a pretty rapid recovery, even for a player once dubbed a “quick healer” by Ferguson.  However, with turn-coat Rooney now somewhat of a hate figure at Goodison Park, Fergie might be best advised to keep the 21-year old out of the fire until the Champions League tie with Sporting Lisbon.