UK Back Pages: Wayne Rooney Hurt, Zlatan Ibrahimovic Hints at Manchester United

Manchester United's back in the news again, and for once, it's not speculation about the future of Louis van Gaal's employment.

Wayne Rooney was ruled out for an extended period as a result of a knee injury.

The England and Manchester United captain is all the talk, as he apparently aggravated it playing on after he felt a pain during the Red Devils' defeat at Sunderland on the weekend.

That's the story the Mirror runs with as well as a rumour that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is hinting he'd like to reunite with former manager Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page:
Too brave for his own good#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/0cketnBErc

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 17, 2016"

It's a similar Rooney story in the Sun, which also runs a story on an Adidas "promotion" aimed at Van Gaal's dull style of play at Manchester United.

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Thursday's Sun back page:
Pain Roo knee#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/hjSnLLIPuX

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 17, 2016"

It's all Rooney in Metro and the Telegraph.

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Thursday's Metro back page:
Rooney ruled out#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/5A2XzWXEMS

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 17, 2016"

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Thursday's Telegraph Sport:
Rooney pays for bravery#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/XH9cgIgYtt

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 17, 2016"