Rooney sustained a hip injury in the win at Swansea last weekend which ruled him out of Tuesday night's 2-2 Champions League draw with Benfica at Old Trafford, and it remains to be seen whether or not he will be available for the Magpies' visit to the stadium on Saturday.
Asked about the England striker's condition, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: "He wasn't fit (for the Benfica game), so we need to wait to see what he is like over the next few days.
"We will give him every chance, of course - we did for this, but he wasn't really fit, so we'll just have to wait."