Erik ten Hag has rejected Wayne Rooney’s claim that some of Manchester United’s injured footballers are fit enough to play, by stating they all are “desperate” to be involved.
Rooney, a former United captain and the club’s record goalscorer, made his assertion after the 1-0 defeat by Arsenal on Sunday while working as a Sky Sports pundit, saying he was “100% sure” that players were declaring themselves unfit without being so and that this had left Ten Hag to “take all the stick”. His comments were put to the manager.
