Fantastic news for all Manchester United fans which involves Wayne Rooney.

You have probably guessed it already but I will tell you anyway. Wayne Rooney has been passed fit for United's Premier League opener against Newcastle.

Rooney fell ill in Nigeria with a virus, which he has now been able to shake off.

Here is what Sir Alex had to say:

“Wayne Rooney is fit and he will play on Sunday, which is good news for us," Sir Alex said at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

"He’s trained all week and has done very well. He even trained last Sunday on the morning of the Community Shield. From then on he has been progressing really well."

“Nani is suspended so he is out," added the boss. "And Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Park and Saha are all still injured and Anderson is at the Olympics. So in terms of attacking options, we're down to the bare bones."

“The backbone will be the midfielders and defenders we have available,"
"We have a good variety there.

"Hopefully that’s enough to get us over this first hurdle against Newcastle, which is always a good, exciting game. Newcastle always come and have a go, so it should be an open type of match."