By Emma Reynolds Last updated at 11:07 AM on 2nd January 2012 Wayne Rooney was said to be furious at being fined £250,000 and dropped from Manchester United's New Year's Eve match after being 'lethargic' at training. The 26-year-old striker apparently incurred Sir Alex Ferguson's wrath by going out for a Boxing Day dinner with wife Coleen and then arriving for training looking worse for wear. He was described as 'bemused and upset' at his treatment by the 70-year-old manager over the past week. Sitting it out: Rooney watched from a corporate box at Old Trafford as his team-mates slipped up against lowly Blackburn Rovers on Saturday
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Striker apparently went out for meal with wife Coleen and two team-mates
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He was 'lethargic' at training the next day
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Boss Sir Alex Ferguson furious after warning him to stay in
Although it was suggested that the players had only been for dinner, insiders said @placeholder would not discipline players just for going out five days before their next game.