Hamstring and shoulder injuries prevented Rooney from playing any part in United’s pre-season campaign, and his appearance from the substitutes’ bench against Swansea on Saturday was a surprise given the way his camp have agitated for a move away from United over the summer. Chelsea are front-runners for the 27-year-old’s signature, with two offers from Stamford Bridge already turned down and a third expected next week, but Moyes says he has no hesitation in selecting him for the game. “Wayne has recovered and has a good chance of starting,” Moyes told a news conference on Friday. Moyes has also questioned Everton boss Roberto Martinez over his decision to turn down United’s bids for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, suggesting that he would have allowed them to leave if the roles were reversed. When asked if he felt sorry for Martinez he told The Guardian: “I definitely do but I also know that if I’d been Everton manager and Sir Alex had come asking for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, I’d have found it very difficult to keep them because I always felt the right thing to do was what was right for the players. “I signed every player at Everton, so I know a lot about them. They are a great club and they are both excellent players. Everton are a great club, I respect them greatly and I in no way would want to do it in a way that affects them. Of course, taking a player is going to affect them. “I’m doing what I have to do in my job. I speak to Bill Kenwright [the chairman] regularly, we speak most weeks. He was great for me and hopefully he would think that I’d done a good job for him as well, and Everton. There’s no way there’s any disrespect whatsoever. The bid, from Manchester United’s point of view, was a private thing and if and when we make a new offer we’d keep that offer private and confidential as well.” #lapuga
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:29:56 +0000
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