The England football striker Wayne Rooney suffered a fresh injury scare as Manchester United's Premiership title hopes were dashed.
Rooney aggravated a groin injury which will have England coach Fabio Capello edgily awaiting details.
Rooney looked in discomfort when he was replaced after 75 minutes of the 4-0 win over Stoke at Old Trafford, and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said it was a recurrence of a groin problem.
Chelsea's 8-0 win over Wigan meant United's hopes of a record 19th league title were over.
Capello is due to name his provisional 30-man World Cup squad on Wednesday and Rooney will be a key part of it, if he's fit.
The 24-year-old finished the season with 34 goals for United, including 26 in the Premier League. He missed several crucial games for United last month after suffering an ankle injury.
