Fergie on Wayne

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he will make the final decision about whether Wayne Rooney goes to the World Cup.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he is likely to take Rooney to Germany despite the 20-year-old breaking a bone in his foot during the weekend's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.

The Swede hopes the striker will be fit to play in the later stages of the tournament, but Ferguson does not think that is realistic.

Speaking after United's drab goalless draw against Middlesbrough on Monday, Ferguson said: "We have to make sure we do not build up people's expectation, which is what is happening at the moment.

"Sven-Goran Eriksson saying he will take Wayne to Germany fit or not was something we didn't want to hear.

"We will do our best to get the boy to Germany but if he is not fit, he is not going to go.

"Sven is going on saying he will take the lad and then in six weeks' time he will have another two weeks to get fit to play in the quarter-final of a World Cup. That is a wild dream.

"All the other players will be extremely fit because they will have been playing and training for the previous two months. Players who are performing on that stage have to be 100 per cent fit.

"Really, it is folly to suggest the boy could be out of the game for six weeks, then two weeks later go and play in the World Cup quarter-final.

"We will do our best to get the boy to Germany but it will be us who will be doing the consulting.

"We have the right people here to make sure this is done properly but we have to try to calm people down."