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Man Utd's Fletcher confident players can rally in Rooney absence

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher is confident his teammates can rally and come together in Wayne Rooney's absence.

The star striker, who has scored 34 goals this season, is set to miss up to four weeks after injuring his ankle in the 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg loss to German club Bayern Munich on Tuesday night but Fletcher has faith in the rest of the squad to bounce back, even without Rooney.

"It would be a massive blow for us if Wayne doesn't play because he has had a fantastic season," said Fletcher.

"He scored again for us and he is quite obviously one of the best players in the world.

"But we have other good players. If Wayne isn't available, we will rally round.

"Berbatov, Valencia and Giggs came off the bench against Bayern so we still have a lot of quality."

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