Injury likely to sideline Rooney up to 3 weeks

    VALENCIA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney is likely to be sidelined for two to three weeks due to an ankle injury.
    The England striker was substituted（替代,取代） in the 61st minute of Manchester United's(曼联) 2-2 draw at Bolton on Sunday and the Premier¹ League club did not include him in the squad² that flew to Spain on Tuesday for a Champions League match against Valencia.
    Ferguson said at Valencia's Mestalla Stadium that Rooney's injury would likely sideline the player for up to three weeks. That could rule him out of England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro on Oct. 12.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。