Wayne Rooney will not feature for Manchester United in Thursday's Europa League tie away to Anderlecht despite training on Wednesday, manager Jose Mourinho said.
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The England striker missed United's last two
Premier League matches, against Everton and Sunderland, with an ankle
injury but was involved in the session at the English giants' Carrington
training ground before United travelled to Belgium.
But Mourinho told reporters in Brussels Rooney isn't ready yet.
"He's not happy with his condition, we're trying to
work with him but he's not confident, he's not happy," said Mourinho at
Anderlecht's Constant Vanden Stock stadium.
"He has a bad feeling with his ankle and he's not ready yet. Let's see for the weekend or for next week.
"We don't have many players, we need everyone in the minimum condition to play to try to be available."
David De Gea, Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young
also took part in the training session, with Juan Mata, Chris Smalling
and Phil Jones the only first-team regulars missing.
Spanish goalkeeper De Gea missed Sunday's 3-0 win over Sunderland with a hip problem.
Mourinho may opt to keep him out of action for the
quarterfinal first leg and bring him back for Sunday's league fixture
against leaders Chelsea instead.
That would mean Sergio Romero continuing between the posts against Anderlecht.
Mourinho refused to be drawn on De Gea's future
amid English tabloid speculation linking the Spain international with a
summer move to Real Madrid, in a swap deal involving Germany midfielder
Toni Kroos.
"I'm not interested in the speculation, if the
player is he shouldn't (be) because we're playing for very important
things and every match for us is crucial," said Mourinho.
"Every match is a match that demands from every one of us top focus -- I don't see any problem related to this.
"The end of the season is the time when players can be thinking about what is going to happen in their careers."
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