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title: "Fergie Rues Resting Rooney"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/fergie-rues-resting-rooney/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jonathan Lee"
section: "Everton"
published: "2010-09-14T09:51:10Z"
modified: "2010-09-14T09:51:10Z"
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# Fergie Rues Resting Rooney

[![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/aa-150x150.jpg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/aa.jpg)

Sir Alex’s decision not to bring Rooney with the United squad and spare him the torrent of abuse from the Everton fans looked to have paid off, until a rare late collapse of his teams defence.

This raised questions as to the wisdom of the uncharacteristic decision from Fergie to drop a player due to off the pitch antics, after Rooney played well for England despite the furore surrounding his private life.

Here’s a cartoon illustrating the swift change of Fergie’s mood in extra time at Goodison Park:

[https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MISSING-ROO-.jpg](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MISSING-ROO-.jpg)[![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MISSING-ROO--1024x724.jpg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MISSING-ROO-.jpg)

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