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Man Utd boss Moyes: Rooney asked to work with U21s

Manchester United boss David Moyes is adamant there are no problems between himself and Wayne Rooney.

Moyes discussed Rooney after their Community Shield win over Wigan Athletic.

The Scot explained Rooney's absence for the game, while he was included in the England squad: "I spoke to Roy for about two hours at different times. Roy knows the situation. Wayne has trained. Some of you might not like hearing this but I didn't fall out with Wayne.

"Wayne trained with the reserves because it was his asking. He couldn't have contact, it was a shoulder injury and we used him as a floating player which means he doesn't play in either team, he plays between them both.

"He played as a floating player so he didn't get injured so anybody who wrote anything else was misleading their readers."

When asked if United's policy is that he will not be sold Moyes replied: "Correct."

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