Manchester United set to rest Wayne Rooney so he'll be fit for England's World Cup challenge Wayne Rooney is set to be handed a rest to get himself fully fit for the World Cup. England striker Rooney is nursing a
badly bruised toe suffered in Manchester United’s Champions League draw against Bayern Munich last week. Rooney had a pain-killing injection to get him through the Reds' 3-1 defeat in the return leg in Germany on Wednesday.
Despite the jab, Rooney was nowhere near his best, fluffing two decent chances. He now faces a battle to regain full fitness before the World Cup build-up begins.
Rooney has suffered a series of injuries this season, including hamstring and groin problems, and is desperate to be in peak condition before flying to Brazil. United have five games left this season and have not given up on snatching the last Champions League spot, despite being seven points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, and can also qualify for next season's Europa League.
But manager
Moyes is understood to be considering giving Rooney a break to help the 28-year-old make a full recovery from his toe problems and the effects of his injury-ravaged season. Roy Hodgson’s England squad travel to Portugal for a training camp next month, then face Peru in a friendly at Wembley on May 30 before jetting off to the USA for two warm-up games.
Their World Cup campaign begins against Italy on June 14, followed by meetings with Uruguay and Costa Rica.
Rooney is determined to give himself the best possible chance of producing his very best at a World Cup after flat performances in Germany in 2006 and South Africa in 2010.
Having had his pre-season campaign interrupted by a hamstring injury, Rooney has gone on to suffer head and groin problems this season, with the toe injury the latest setback of a disrupted campaign.
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