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Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's Europa League second-leg tie with Ajax due to a throat infection.

He missed training today (February 22nd) and will now sit out a game that the Red Devils go into having already amassed a 2-0 aggregate lead from the first leg in Amsterdam.

Sir Alex Ferguson hopes his star striker will be fit in time to play Norwich in the champion's Premier League encounter this weekend.

"He has been in bed over the weekend and came in today for the first time and we are trying hard to get him right for Sunday," said the Scot.

Rooney's misfortune may play to the advantage of young Frenchman Paul Pogba. The midfielder has impressive in youth team and reserves matches over the past few seasons and may be given a run out on Thursday night.

Sir Alex explained that he selection for the game will be problematic as he tries to shuffle his pack to give players who are returning from injury a some competitive action.

If the boss fields a inexperienced side then Ajax fans may fancy a football bet on them recording an upset.

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Andre Villas-Boas heads into tonight's crucial Champions League match in Napoli with immense speculation around his future and has said it would help everyone at the club if he was given public support.

The Portuguese insists he has the full backing of Blues owner Roman Abramovich, but believes that until somebody on the Chelsea board states this, he will have to fend off questions about his future.

"I know what I am saying would be more valuable for you coming from the top, but as the voice of Chelsea I will continue to perpetuate this message that we believe in what we are doing," said the manager.

He believes that the football odds of Chelsea beating Napoli cannot be evaluated from his team's recent performances, as the Champions League has a tendency to bring the best out of teams.

Villas-Boas' task in Naples could be made easier by the return of captain John Terry. The defender has been out for three weeks with a knee injury, but he has taken part in recent training sessions and is now in contention for selection.

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