Stuart Pearce feels Wayne Rooneys injury-enforced absence will benefit England, because it will allow younger players to get some valuable pre-Euro 2016 experience. Brandon Lowe Jersey . Rooney did not travel with the Manchester United squad for their Europa League tie against Danish side FC Midjytlland this week and is likely to miss around six weeks of action with a knee injury.The problem may also rule Rooney out of Englands two warm-up matches for this summers European Championships, against Germany on March 26 and Holland on March 29. Stuart Pearce thinks Wayne Rooneys injury will give England a chance to experiment with other players in the run up to Euro 2016 Pearce feels that may actually benefit Roy Hodgsons preparations, as it will allow less established strikers such as Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane to get some valuable game time.I think its a real bonus, although Wayne wont see it like that, Pearce told Sky Sports News HQ. It freshens him up for the summer and gives Roy (Hodgson) the chance to look at a few of the other players. Rooney injury dilemma Rooney loss exposes Man Utds thin squad. What are their options? If Wayne was in the squad I think Roy would have felt obliged to play him in the warm-up games and that blocks a place for one of the younger players to come in and get some experience.We know what he can do and I dont think we would have learned anything from playing in the friendlies. Louis van Gaal says United will cope without captain Rooney Pearce does feel, however, that Rooneys absence will harm his club side.It certainly will affect them because they need forwards, he said. They needed a forward to supplement Wayne Rooney so without him theyre very, very short up front.They will miss him quite badly but theyre not chasing the title, theyre not chasing the Champions League, so the impact will only be seen in the Europa League.Former Manchester United defender Danny Higginbotham feels the loss of Rooney will completely alter the way the team plays. If Wayne was in the squad I think Roy would have felt obliged to play him in the warm-up games Stuart Pearce He gives them something different, he said. Hes quite willing to drop deeper and so when youve got pace either side of him, with (Jesse) Lingard and (Anthony) Martial, he provides the space for them to get into.Martial in particular likes to get in behind the defence and so what I think teams will do if hes up front is sit deep so there isnt that space to get into.So Manchester United will go back to what they used to be, which is a side that plays in front of teams.Higginbotham also feels Nicky Butts appointment as head of academy at United is a vital one, as several of the more recent junior graduates have only been given their chance due to injury. Jamie Carragher thinks Rooneys current form could be affected by how long hes been playing football They have always given young players a chance but, of the recent ones, other than (Jesse) Lingard, they have probably only been given those chances because of injuries, Higginbotham, himself a Manchester United academy graduate, told Sky Sports News HQ. Its not been because theyve been performing unbelievably well in the under-21s.As a club, theyve always had the mentality that age doesnt matter, you will get that opportunity.When you look back at the class of 92, they came through because they were good enough. Now the players are getting the chances because of injuries. Also See: Rooney injury dilemma Who are Midtjylland? Butt dreams of lasting legacy Who are Uniteds academy graduates? Travis dArnaud Rays Jersey . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. The team also has yet to decide on the future of Doug Berry, who began the season as a consultant to the head coach but took over the offensive co-ordinators duties in July. Oliver Drake Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. https://www.cheapraysonline.com/1146i-co...ersey-rays.html .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick is keeping his starting job after getting benched during one of the worst performances of his career.Niners offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins said Tuesday that the embattled quarterback will start when San Francisco (1-11) hosts the Jets (3-9) on Sunday. Kaepernick completed just one pass in three quarters in a 26-6 loss to the Bears on Sunday.Kaepernick was removed from the game for Blaine Gabbert in the fourth quarter after taking five sacks and completing one pass, which came midway through the second quarter.We just decided during the game to try to see if Blaine could give us a spark and Kaps been the starter, Modkins said. Its nothing other than that.San Francisco finished with just six net yards passing after the weather dictated a heavy reliance on the running game. Gabbert completed four of his 10 attempts for 35 yards and took a safety after the game was out of hand.I was just watching how the ball was coming off (Kaepernicks) hands and what our chances were of completing it, 49ers coach Chip Kelly said afterward.San Francisco was able to run effectively for the majority of the afternoon, with 141 of the 49ers 147 total yards coming on the ground. But Chicago scored three straight touchdowns and the 49ers needed to pass to get back into the game.It was Kaepernicks first game in the snow of his careerr. Tommy Pham Rays Jersey. The 49ers spent the week practicing in Orlando to save on travel time after a road loss in Miami. Kaepernick never appeared comfortable in the freezing temperatures while San Francisco extended is franchise-worst losing streak to 11.Elements always play a factor, Kaepernick said, but you have to be able to handle the elements. Thats part of football, thats part of what we get paid to do and we have to do a better job with that.Kaepernicks struggles in Chicago came as a surprise after he appeared to be turning a corner over the last month. Kaepernick threw for 1,110 yards in his previous four games since the bye week, the most of any four-game stretch of his career. He threw eight touchdowns and two interceptions, good for a passer rating of 96.0, with 223 yards rushing.But the Bears made sure to limit Kaepernicks legs, allowing just 20 yards on six runs. Kaepernick is second in the NFL in yards rushing by a quarterback behind Buffalos Tyrod Taylor.Sunday was a step backwards. We have to get on track this week, Kaepernick said. We have to put that work in, make sure everybodys prepared, the mindsets right and move on to New York.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '