Rooney: I thought my career was over after horror gash against Fulham

By （頭が）ひょいと動く Cass

Published: 21:22 BST, 8 September 2012 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 9 September 2012

Wayne Rooney has 明らかにする／漏らすd the horrific 傷害 that 支配するd him out of the start of England's World Cup qualifying （選挙などの）運動をする （機の）カム within a millimetre of ending his career.

The Manchester 部隊d striker was 傷つける in the の近くにing 行う／開催する／段階s of last month's victory over Fulham at Old Trafford when a 衝突／不一致 with Hugo Rodallega left him with 血 注ぐing from a 深い thigh 負傷させる.

厳しい: Wayne Rooney was 軍隊d to leave the pitch on a 担架

But the 真面目さ of the 傷害 - only 誘発する 活動／戦闘 by 部隊d medics and then hospital doctors 妨げるd what could have been a calamitous end to the game - has only just come to light.

'I was やめる lucky it didn't 削減（する） my muscle,' he said of the six-インチ gash 負かす／撃墜する the inside of his 権利 脚.

'But I was told it was just one millimetre away from 厳しいing an artery. It could have been a lot worse so thank God for that. I could have been in serious trouble.'

Rooney, 26, has been told he could be out for another month but is 推定する／予想するd to make a 十分な 回復.

He 追加するd: 'The doctors said a lot of players could have fainted [with the 傷害]. They tried to cover it up from me in the dressing room and put something in to stop it 存在 感染させるd, but I told them I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to watch.

'Thankfully, their 誘発する 活動／戦闘 妨げるd serious and possible 継続している 損失.'

After new £24.4million 今後 コマドリ 先頭 Persie 得点する／非難する／２０d a hat-trick at Southampton last week, Rooney 解任するd suggestions he will 利益 from the 競争 for places in 部隊d's attack.

'I don't think so,' he said. 'You can't assume you're going to play but I've always worked very hard to make sure the 経営者／支配人 has got to play me.

'It's 広大な／多数の／重要な for us now. I'm looking 今後 to getting 支援する into the team and trying to (1)偽造する／(2)徐々に進む an understanding with コマドリ.'

出来事/事件: Rooney was caught by Hugo Rodallega's boot

Rooney has also 明らかにする／漏らすd that he wants to end his career at Old Trafford, 追加するing: 'Let's be honest, where else can you go from this football club? It's probably the biggest in the world.'

支援する to 商売／仕事: Rooney can't wait to return to the pitch