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LONDON. — Manchester United manager David Moyes lost his patience after being questioned about unsettled striker Wayne Rooney following his side’s victory over Wigan Athletic in the Community Shield yesterday. Rooney is reportedly unhappy at Old Trafford and has been the subject of two unsuccessful bids from Chelsea during the close season. He was left out of the squad due to a shoulder injury at Wembley, where Robin van Persie’s brace gave United a 2-0 win, but Moyes said media reports about his training programme have been inaccurate.
Rooney trained with United’s reserves this week after hurting his shoulder in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Real Betis, but Moyes said that was at Rooney’s request, rather than as a form of punishment.
“Wayne has trained, and some of you might not like hearing this, but I didn’t fall out with Wayne,” Moyes told reporters during a terse post-game press conference.
“Some of you wrote untruths. Wayne trained with the reserves because it was his asking.
“He couldn’t have (physical) contact, he had a shoulder injury. In case you don’t know, we used him as a floating player, which means he doesn’t play for either team, he plays between either team. He played as a floating player so he didn’t get injured.” — AFP.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter