Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists Wayne Rooney won't be fit for their trip to Liverpool.
United will again be without the striker for the heavyweight encounter, as he continues his recovery from a gashed thigh.
Rmours circulated that the England had returned to full training and might even have been involved against Galatasaray.
"I don't where that story came from," said Ferguson. "He was never close."
Asked whether the weekend fixture would also be too soon for the England striker, United's long-serving manager simply replied: "Yes."


