Wayne Rooney will be looking to score when Manchester United open their Premier League campaign against Newcastle.
Rooney scored 34 goals for the Old Trafford outfit last year but has not found the net for club or country since opening the scoring in United's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena.
New signing Javier Hernandez may have to be content with a place on the bench after a midweek trip to Mexico for the friendly draw with Spain.
Newcastle manager Chris Hughton is confident striker Andy Carroll will have recovered from his back problem in time to lead the line at Old Trafford.
The 21-year-old suffered the injury in the Magpies' final pre-season friendly against Rangers but has trained this week.
Alan Smith (ankle) is also available but striker Leon Best and defender Danny Simpson are facing spells on the sidelines with similar problems.
Sol Campbell is not match-fit yet and will have to wait for his debut while defender Steven Taylor (shoulder) and new signing Dan Gosling (knee) are long-term absentees.
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Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:15 am
