11 April 2012
Wayne Rooney will make his first appearance since England's humiliating World Cup exit at the hands of Germany when Manchester United play an Irish League XI on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old striker was given an extended break following the tournament in South Africa but will return to action in Dublin along with Michael Carrick, Nemanja Vidic and Park Ji-Sung.
Wednesday's game will be the first football match to be played in the recently completed 50,000 capacity stadium that was built on the site of Lansdowne Road.
