Fergie plays down Rooney rift

Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to reignite the row over Wayne Rooney's fitness after the Manchester United striker claimed he hasn't been suffering from an ankle injury.
Ferguson had insisted Rooney's absence from three recent United matches was down to an ankle problem, but the player and England's physio Gary Lewin disagreed with that assessment when they spoke to reporters after England's 0-0 draw with Montenegro on Tuesday.
Rooney showed his fitness by playing the full 90 minutes of that Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley, yet he is still not certain to start United's home match against West Brom on Saturday.
It is thought Ferguson has been keen to keep his star striker out of the spotlight following stories that he paid prostitutes for sex while his wife was pregnant with their first child.
Reports have also claimed Rooney's relationship with Ferguson has become strained over his lack of playing time, but the United manager played down talk of a rift on Friday.
"It is water off a duck's back to me," Ferguson told Key103.
"I don't know where all these things come from. The boy is always in the spotlight and being addressed by the press."