Jose Mourinho issued his most provocative observation yet on Wayne Rooney’s situation at Manchester United when he said that it would be bad for the England team if the striker was simply regardedby David Moyes as a back-up option to Robin Van Persie. Rooney, 27, is a long-term transfer target for Chelsea and their first choice when it comes to signing a strikerthis summer. Although United have steadfastly said that Rooney is not for sale, Moyes has conceded that hesees Rooney as cover for Van Persie In response to a question about Rooney’s role at United, Moyes said this week: “Overall my thought on Wayne is that if for any reason we get an injury to Robin van Persie we are going to need him.” Mourinho said: “If Wayne is a second choice for Man United, then the national team will be affected“.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:51:08 +0000
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