Manchester United vs Arsenal: Wayne Rooney and United stars are all smiles at training but Fergie has a face like thunder as he makes surprise visit to Carrington

IT’S been a tough week for troubled Wayne Rooney.

The striker is set to be stripped of the England captaincy after pulling an all-night booze-up while on international duty.

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And today he risked facing the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson as his former Manchester United boss turned up for training ahead of tomorrow’s crunch clash with Arsenal.

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But the pressure didn’t appear to be getting to Rooney as he led Jose Mourinho’s men through their paces at Carrington.

The 31-year-old laughed and joked around with teammates as The Special One kept a close watch, even though he is expected to miss out against the Gunners.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is suspended after picking up five yellow cards but young Marcus Rashford is set to be deployed through the middle in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off at Old Trafford.

United outcasts Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Bastian Schweinsteiger also trained with the first team, although the latter is not expected to be handed a recall as he prepares for a move to the MLS in January.

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There’s a chance Paul Pogba could be deployed further forward if Rooney misses out, with the likes of Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera all pushing for a start in midfield.

Meanwhile, Luke Shaw could line up at left-back after working his way back to full fitness although there’ll be no place for Chris Smalling as he bids to beat a broken toe.