Rooney misses United training

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is looking increasingly unlikely to feature against Bayern Munich after missing a training session on Tuesday.

United will face Bayern Wednesday in a Champions League quarter-final second leg looking to overturn their 2-1 deficit from the first leg in Munich last week.

Rooney suffered ankle ligament damage in that match and was expected to be out of action for two to three weeks.

However recent reports claimed the England international had responded well to treatment, giving fans hope that he could make a shock return to the United bench for the decider against Bayern.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said he would not risk using Rooney if he was no 100 percent fit, and reports late Sunday said the club’s medical staff had given the striker only a 40 percent chance of playing.

In Rooney’s absence United suffered a 2-1 defeat to Premier League rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday.