Wayne Rooney is furious over England boss Sven Goran Eriksson's decision to leave him out of tomorrow's clash with Trinidad & Tobago.
The Sun says Eriksson is to do a U-turn after originally telling the striker he would be a sub - and Rooney is furious.
The FA fear Manchester United will take legal action if Rooney were to break down in the game as he recovers from his broken metatarsal.
United have not got involved in the argument this week. But manager Alex Ferguson has already made it clear he did not want his star striker to play in any of the group games.
He warned England chief Eriksson that if he ignored him then it would be on the Swede's head.
Now the bigwigs of Soho Square have clearly intervened.
It is known that FA chief executive Brian Barwick has discussed the situation with his opposite number at United, David Gill, who backed Ferguson's position.
Gill has just been elected on to the FA board and Barwick has been at pains to point out that the pair are getting on "very well".
An FA source told The Sun: "It's all got extremely political. It looks like Wayne won't be able to play."
The Sun says Eriksson is to do a U-turn after originally telling the striker he would be a sub - and Rooney is furious.
The FA fear Manchester United will take legal action if Rooney were to break down in the game as he recovers from his broken metatarsal.
United have not got involved in the argument this week. But manager Alex Ferguson has already made it clear he did not want his star striker to play in any of the group games.
He warned England chief Eriksson that if he ignored him then it would be on the Swede's head.
Now the bigwigs of Soho Square have clearly intervened.
It is known that FA chief executive Brian Barwick has discussed the situation with his opposite number at United, David Gill, who backed Ferguson's position.
Gill has just been elected on to the FA board and Barwick has been at pains to point out that the pair are getting on "very well".
An FA source told The Sun: "It's all got extremely political. It looks like Wayne won't be able to play."
