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LONDON. — David Moyes says it is “hard to believe” that Manchester United’s opening Premier League fixtures had come out by chance and described it as the club’s toughest start for 20 years. Moyes has again told Chelsea that Wayne Rooney is not for sale. Rooney returned to action when he played for 67 minutes in England’s victory over Scotland at Wembley on Wednesday night.
Moyes will wait to assess if the unhappy striker is fit enough to start the season for United at Swansea this weekend, but warned Chelsea that they would be wasting their time with a third bid for the 27-year-old.
“There are no more developments and we don’t want any because we’ve told everybody he’s not for sale,” said Moyes.
“I’ll need to see how he is when I get back. I’ll try and assess him. I watched the game last night and I thought for the 65 minutes he played he did well, he ran around and got himself some fitness.” Moyes has inherited Sir Alex Ferguson’s fall-out with Rooney, and the player is known to be concerned over Ferguson’s continued influence at Old Trafford in his role as a club director and ambassador.
His successor admitted that he has drawn on Ferguson’s experience and advice to tackle problems in his first few months in the job.
Moyes added: “The manager, the ex-manager should I say, has left a great legacy to be followed and the club has got great traditions. Probably the biggest one is the success they’ve got. That’s the one I’m hoping to continue.
“I went to see him at his house and I speak to him quite regularly on the phone. He’s on good form. It’s good because I’ve got someone I can go to if I need any advice, especially at a club the size of Manchester United. — Mailonline.
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