England interim manager Gareth Southgate insists Wayne Rooneys absence against Spain was due to a knee injury.Southgate was reacting after The Sun newspaper alleged that the England captain appeared to have been drinking heavily during a night out over the weekend.The 31-year-old started Englands World Cup qualifying win against Scotland on Friday, but a minor knee injury saw him withdraw from the squad to face Spain on Monday evening. Englands interim manager Gareth Southgate (left) talks with Rooney Rooney missed the 2-2 friendly draw at Wembley as a result, but he was still brought up in the post-match press conference.The Sun alleged that Rooney dropped in on a wedding party over the weekend and the paper printed a photo appearing to show the Manchester United forward, sporting an England training top, looking the worse for wear.The Football Association could look into the incident but Southgate insists his absence from Tuesdays match was down to a knock. Man Utd vs Arsenal November 19, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass When asked if Rooneys absence was in any way connected to what emerged from the hotel on Saturday night, Southgate said in his post-match press conference: Wayne was injured. He picked up an injury on Friday, couldnt train Sunday and thats it.Rooney has endured a tough campaign, finding himself in the unusual situation of fighting for his place in the team. Englands interim manager Gareth Southgate (left) talks with Rooney The 31-year-old ended his goal drought in the recent Europa League clash at Fenerbahce and impressed as Manchester United headed into the international break with a 3-1 win at Swansea.Rooney dropped to the bench in last months qualifier in Slovenia and returned to the starting line-up as Scotland were beaten 3-0 at Wembley. Southgate revealed on the eve of the game that he was not intending to start the forward against Spain, regardless of fitness.I wouldnt start Wayne in this game anyway, so well decide which route to go, he said in the pre-match press conference.At times too much of that responsibility has laid with Wayne and we need to share that. There are leaders already and other potential leaders who I think can step forward.And once you have a team full of those players then well have a lot of success.Rooney will now be assessed by Manchester Uniteds medical staff ahead of their Premier League showdown with Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price!Also See:Spain fightback stuns EnglandLe Saux to join England panelSouthgate: Ive fulfilled remitDier accuses HerreraDiscount Nike Zoom Australia . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Wholesale Nike Shoes Australia . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.nikezoomoutletaustralia.com/ . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Nike Zoom Australia Outlet . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Sale Nike Zoom Australia . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games.The Alabama Crimson Tide head into the postseason with a chance to become the third wire-to-wire champion in the history of The Associated Press college football poll.Alabama was No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season Sunday, just as it has been since the preseason. The Ohio State Buckeyes are No. 2, the?Clemson Tigers?are No. 3 and the?Washington Huskies?are No. 4.The College Football Playoff pairings were to be released later Sunday.Penn State was fifth, followed by Michigan, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.The Crimson Tide enter the postseason looking to win back-to-back championships and to join Florida State in 1999 and Southern California in 2004 as the only teams to be AP No. 1 from start to finish.Alabama would be the 12th team to win two straight AP championships.With so few teams pllaying on championship weekend, there was not much movement in the rankings.dddddddddddd But there was movement for the teams that did play this weekend:Penn State jumped three spots by winning the Big Ten title game.No. 7 Oklahoma moved up two spots after beating Oklahoma State to win the Big 12.No. 18 Virginia Tech lost 42-35 to Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and moved up one spot.No. 20 Florida dropped five spots after getting blown out by Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game.No. 23 Temple beat Navy for the American Athletic Conference championship and moved into the rankings for the first time this season.Navy dropped out. ' ' '