Rooney and Young staying put
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that club stars Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young won’t be leaving Old Trafford before the end of this window.
Both players have been the subject of speculation over the recent months, with Young being linked with a move back to Watford, and Rooney rumoured to be going to China.
However, no deals have been agreed and Mourinho has confirmed today that neither play will be going anywhere.
When asked about Young, Mourinho said: “He stays – he is selected for tomorrow (v Hull City). He stays with me until the end of the season.”
The Manchester United manager added: “He (Rooney) stays as well. We don’t have players in, we don’t have players out.
“We lost two players from the squad and you can say Memphis (Depay) and (Morgan) Schneiderlin didn’t play a lot but the reality is that they played some matches and when they played other people didn’t – they rested.
“So we lose players and it looks like it isn’t important because they aren’t first-class players, but in the end they are important.
“We are in the cup competitions, we have had the Manchester City match postponed (due to FA Cup commitments).
“We have the Blackburn match in the FA Cup and if we win, we have another matched to be postponed. We are in the Europa competition with more matches.
“So our situation is difficult – we lost two players, we can’t do more.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
