Sunday, 1 September 2013
Manchester United manager David Moyes says striker Wayne Rooney has “no chance” of playing for England in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova after suffering a cut head in training.
Goal reported on Saturday that the Rooney had left the club’s Carrington training base with a bandaged head and was a doubt for United’s trip to face Liverpool at Anfield.
The England international’s future has been engulfed in uncertainty since he asked to leave Old Trafford at the end of last season, but he had worked his way back into the reckoning to star in United’s draw against potential suitors Chelsea.
Rooney will miss the champions’ clash with Liverpool with the head injury sustained in training, and is very unlikely to play any part in England’s upcoming matches against Moldova and Ukraine.
“Wayne Rooney has got a cut down his forehead, it was completely accidental. It will keep him out for a few weeks. I would think he’s got no chance of playing for England,” Moyes told Sky Sports.
Only four players have scored more goals in an England shirt than Rooney, and his absence will be a big blow to Roy Hodgson ahead of a tricky double-header of World Cup qualifiers.
