David Moyes insists there is no rift between him and
Wayne Rooney, and that Manchester United have no plans to sell the England
international.
Chelsea have submitted two unsuccessful bids for Rooney,
who missed Sunday's FA Community Shield win over Wigan with a shoulder injury.
Moyes was in a combative mood at the post-match press
conference at Wembley, where he denied speculation that he had fallen out with
Rooney.
"We don't want to sell Wayne," Moyes responded
when it was suggested the 27-year-old wanted to leave Old Trafford for Stamford
Bridge and had been told to train with United's reserve team.
"I have not fallen out with Wayne and the reason he
trained with the reserves was because he wanted to because he wasn't allowed
any contact."
Despite the injury, Rooney has been included in England's
squad for their meeting with Scotland on Wednesday, something Moyes said he was
happy about.
"I want him to join up (with the England
squad)," added Moyes.
"He trained with us yesterday (Saturday). He's not
ready, you'll probably see that in the game. He'll probably play a chunk of the
game.
"He's had no football. He's had 45 minutes against
Real Betis in a friendly when he hurt his shoulder. Apart from that, since the
day he got back for pre-season, he's got no match action.
"So you probably wouldn't expect somebody in that
condition to be playing for a long period."
United failed in their bid to sign Cesc Fabregas from
Barcelona, but Moyes admitted that adding new players to his squad is still on
his agenda.
He continued: "I hope so, we move on every day and
the transfer window gets closer and closer. But if we have to start the season
with what we've got then I'll be happy."
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