The Centre Circle

Wayne Rooney has been selected to start against Bayern Munich tonight in what must be seen a bit of a gamble. Rooney, who was injured in the first leg in Munich, was expected to miss two to three weeks.

Either he has made a remarkable recovery, or Sir Alex Ferguson is taking a big risk with his star player; one he may think is necessary after the ineffectual performance of Dimitar Berbatov against Chelsea on Saturday. Full-back Rafael also comes in for Gary Neville who struggled against Chelsea at the weekend.

The whole country and all Manchester United fans will hope that Rooney has not returned too early.