Wayne Rooney accuses Manchester United players of using injuries to avoid playing
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Wayne Rooney accuses Manchester United players of using injuries to avoid playing

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wayne Rooney has accused some of Manchester United’s supposedly injured players of ducking out of games for the struggling side to save themselves for the FA Cup final or Euro 2024. I just think the players who have been injured are not filling themselves with any credit at the minute.” Manager Erik ten Hag’s injured list includes captain Bruno Fernandes, last season’s top scorer, Marcus Rashford, his four main centre-backs – in Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof – and two senior left-backs, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, plus Mason Mount and Anthony Martial. We have the opportunities, we have to take responsibility, and then you have to switch on in any occasion to get this done and fight even when the problems are massive.” Leandro Trossard scored Arsenal’s winner at Old Trafford to leave manager Mikel Arteta saying his players had opened “a box of dreams”.

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