Soccer:Wayne Rooney has admitted an FA charge of using abusive language but has lodged a claim against the severity of his two-match suspension.

The Football Association confirmed that they had received a submission from Manchester United and the case will be heard tomorrow afternoon.

If Rooney's claim fails he runs the risk of having a suspension that currently includes Saturday's Premier League encounter with Fulham and the following week's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley extended.

Speaking ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea, Alex Ferguson made it clear he did not want to discuss the matter.

"I have nothing to say. I am not going to discuss it at all," he said. "We have submitted our case."

Rooney was absent from Manchester United's main group session during training this morning because of injury, according to Ferguson.

As required by Uefa, United opened the doors of their Carrington training complex for the first 15 minutes of their pre-match session and Rooney did not appear.

Initially, there was no official word from the Red Devils as to the reason for the 25-year-old England striker's absence but Ferguson later revealed it was because he was getting treatment.

"He missed training this morning, he was having treatment," said Fersguson. "It's the front of his shin, a really bad bruise, but we hope he'll be okay."

There was good news for United though, as long-term absentees Rio Ferdinand and Anderson both trained, raising the likelihood that they will be involved at Chelsea.