Being unavailable to help Manchester United in the final stretch of their Premier League push might be frustrating, but Wayne Rooney is trying to focus on the positives primarily that he'll be fit and fresh to help England in this summer's World Cup.
The recently-crowned PFA Player of the Year has struggled for fitness since falling in a crumpled heap in the first leg of United's ultimately disappointing Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich last month, and now hopes to be back for his side's final game of the season.
The 24-year-old admits it has been a disappointing conclusion to a great season, where he has notched 34 goals in all competitions."I'm pleased to have done well in a World Cup year but it's been a difficult last couple of months injury-wise," Rooney told reporters. "I'm disappointed to have missed a couple of games over the last few weeks.
"No one likes watching football if you're a player, it's difficult knowing you can't influence the game. It's frustrating "But if there's any consolation I'll probably be fresher for the World Cup, which will be good for me." Rooney believes Fabio Capello has a good squad available to him, and hopes with the Italian's expert guidance the Three Lions can overcome the pressure and expectations in South Africa. "We have a lot of world-class players in the team and a great manager," he said. "If I get injured then so be it, there are other players there to do the job. There's a lot of hype but that's something you must live with.
"Success in South Africa would be to win the trophy. We've definitely got a good enough squad to do that. "In the qualifying games we played extremely well and were disappointed to not win all the games. "We'll prepare well for the finals and hopefully we can bring the trophy back home."
For now, the United No.10 is focusing on his side's title challenge. Chelsea lie one point ahead in the table with two games remaining, and Rooney urged United's arch-rivals Liverpool to do them a favour when they play Carlo Ancelotti's side next weekend. "I'm enjoying the title race. We need Chelsea to slip up now so hopefully Liverpool or Wigan can do us a favour," he said.
"Liverpool are a proud club with a lot of history and I'm sure they'll want to win that game as they're fighting for the Europa League. "We just have to try and win our last two games. If Liverpool or Wigan can help us out we'll be happy."
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