Rooney left out of starting line-up

Wayne Rooney was left out of Manchester United's starting line-up for this afternoon's Premiership clash with Blackburn at Old…

Wayne Rooney was left out of Manchester United's starting line-up for this afternoon's Premiership clash with Blackburn at Old Trafford.

The teenage striker has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently and, possibly bearing in mind he is suspended for Tuesday's Champions League encounter with Benfica, Sir Alex Ferguson opted to leave Rooney on the bench and hand Park Ji-sung a starting berth.

It was one of two changes from the side that drew at Liverpool last Sunday, with Darren Fletcher replacing injured skipper Roy Keane.

Rovers claimed two draws in their meetings with United last term and Mark Hughes' bid to make it three on the trot against his old club saw him draft Morten Gamst Pedersen in for Brett Emerton.