Rooney: Left pitch on stretcher

Rooney was stretchered off the Old Trafford field after the accidental clash with Hugo Rodallega in the home side's 3-2 victory.

Rooney was charging down a shot by the Fulham substitute, whose boot connected with the England striker's leg.

Television pictures showed a severe gash down Rooney's right leg, with blood coming from the deep wound.

Ferguson said: "It was a very bad one. He has gone to hospital. It looks like he will be out for four weeks."