Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted at Wayne Rooney falling more down the -pecking order at Manchester United by claiming that Shinji Kagawa's -performances are showing the England forward's loss in form. Rooney, who'll make his 400th appearance for United if chosen against Aston Villa on Monday, appeared disconsolate when substituted towards Ryan Giggs in the 71st moment of the 2-2 draw at West Ham on Wednesday. It was the ninth amount of time in 29 starts that Rooney have been taken this season and, coming only a week after he was changed in the final phases of the Old Trafford beat against Manchester City, it seems the 27-year-old is now increasingly disposable. He has lost his place as first-choice striker to Robin van Persie and today Ferguson's praise of Japan midfielder Kagawa - a pounds 17?million entrance from Borussia Dortmund last summer - implies that Rooney is fighting to lay claim to the playmaker part in front of midfield. "Shinji does perfectly for people now," Ferguson said. "He has wonderful composure on the ball and always seems to pick the more practical pass. He was wonderful for the very first purpose [at West Ham], showing the composure to roll the ball into Antonio Valencia and just take the player on in a tight area. So far as using Wayne off on Wednesday, it absolutely was easy. He was not playing in addition to Shinji and we wished to get that purpose. "There have been so many games where Wayne Rooney has been a lot better than most participants, but on the night time, Shinji was playing so well." Ferguson did exchange Kagawa soon after Van Persie equalised. "The odd thing was whenever we were pursuing a goal, I decided to set Chicharito on. Our -second goal was made by shinji, but I'd provided the card to the fourth standard and already made your decision. I think we would have won the game since Shinji was doing really well.", if my decision had been changed by me Despite Kagawa's current return to form carrying out a three-month lay-off with a knee injury, Ferguson refused to add weight to speculation relating Rooney with a summer move to Paris Saint-Germain. The United boss admitted he had no news on a contract extension for Rooney, but played down the outlook of him leaving for Paris. "I do not think there's anything because at all," Ferguson said. United experience Villa without Ashley Young subsequent evidence that the England winger can skip the remaining portion of the period, and probably the international friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil, with a knee injury suffered against City on April 8. Nemanja Vidic can also be fighting to overcome a facial injury suffered in an issue with Andy Carroll against West Ham - a game that Ferguson referred to as a "war-zone." "Vida features a wonderful bruise on his cheekbone and we are taken from that war-zone very happy to see no one really injured," the director said. "The team was fantastic with regards to standing up to it. It was the type of game you get with Big Sam's teams. We dealt with it well and need to be satisfied with coming back twice to get a point."
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