Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to hand Wayne Rooney a start at Otelul Galati.
Ferguson opted not to start Rooney at Liverpool on Saturday following news of his three-match England ban, but says his frontman is raring to go after a lively cameo at Anfield.
"I think Wayne's ready," the Reds boss told a press conference in Bucharest. "When he came on [against Liverpool] I thought he was bubbly, full of energy and enthusiasm. He was desperate to get on, which was good."
Ferguson believes the realisation has dawned on Rooney that he could not be involved at all in next summer's Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine.
"When you realise he misses all the group games for England, it could mean he won't be involved at all," he continued. "As England have experienced in the last few years, it's not easy to qualify in the major championships and I think that resonated on Wayne's mind.
"I don't think anybody expected him to get three games. It was silly without being seriously dangerous. It was a slight reaction."