Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney looks set to return to action this week after being out for the past month.

A hamstring problem has been worrying Rooney and he has not been able to make the pitch since January 14 but manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that a return was imminent.

"Wayne should be ready for Saturday's game against Blackburn, we're quite confident of that, and he may have a slight chance of being fit for a place on the bench on Wednesday (against Fulham)," Ferguson told MUTV.

"Everyone's fit. We had Wednesday's game in mind and that's why we rested Carlos Tevez today [Sunday]."