The England worldwide, 20, sustained the injury in his side’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at the hands of PSV on September 15 and has since been working on his recovery.
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“But it’s our job to play. That’s why we are at this great club”, he said.
“But as a player you must admit to yourself your body is changing and can’t do what it used to be able to do”. “That’s fine. You have to take the rough with the smooth and if you accept the pats on the back then you have to accept the criticism when it comes”.
“It is unbelievable because we have created at least 12 chances and we have to wait a long time”, United manager Louis van Gaal said.
“I don’t think it’s more conservative”, he said. Since then the Old Trafford outfit failed to score in three games they featured in the Premiership. In a few ways, but not all ways.
“When you think of the strikers that are left – Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck, Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao – they have let so many go without bringing too many in”. “It’s always hard to play against such a strong team as Man United”. It’s hard. What do you do?
“Fellaini gives you that different option, and gives you that power in the air, which European sides don’t like much, there are no two ways about it. If you put balls of quality into the box, he will score”.
“He’s getting nothing from midfield, there’s no wide players”.
City’s Otamendi was a monster and bullied Rooney, who is now the talk of the city with many fans wanting him dropped.
“The frustration that echoed around Old Trafford was a clear reminder to the manager that they care little for his philosophy, flip charts or percentage of possession”, Iain McCartney, the author of 21 books on United, says. That’s just the nature of the game. “One win in six”, Andy Mitten, the editor of United We Stand, posted on Twitter after the prosaic goalless draw at Crystal Palace last weekend.
And he admitted: “It’s frustrating sometimes when you aren’t playing but you have to understand the bigger picture and realise that sometimes you can’t play”.
Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes club captain Wayne Rooney will go down in history as one of the best players of all time. Obviously our game is based on possession and dominating teams with possession.
Van Gaal made the mistake of calling the defender “Mike Smalling” while sat alongside him at a press conference in San Jose during United’s pre-season tour in July.
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‘I’ve been really encouraged, ” he said.
