Wayne Rooney reportedly has a 40% chance of making a shock return to action in Manchester United's Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
The England striker's sprained ankle is understood to be healing far quicker than previously expected, and he could yet feature against the Germans at Old Trafford on Wednesday night despite officially being ruled out of action for "two to three weeks" after being injured in last week's first-leg tie.
According to The Guardian, 'Rooney has responded well to treatment and could be in line for a surprise recall to Sir Alex Ferguson's squad if he comes through a training session today.
'Ferguson will not risk the England forward if there is a chance of aggravating the injury further and on Sunday night, United's medical staff attempted to play down the chances of a comeback by only rating his chances of playing as "40%".'
The surprise, however, is that his chances have been rated as high as 40% and the disclosure has prompted a number of newspapers to predict he will be named in United's squad.
'Ferguson and Rooney are quietly hoping he will be fit to make a sensational return at Old Trafford and increase United's chances of progressing to the semi-finals,' reports The Daily Mail, while The Daily Mirror says that Rooney is 'poised to return' after making 'amazing progress'.
