Wayne Rooney is to be sent to America for a week's conditioning work at Nike World HQ in Portland, Oregon.
Rooney has been suffering from an ankle injury, which has now fully recovered, but he is in need of fitness training to bring him back up to speed for action with United.
After intense public focus on the Reds no.10 last month, where his future at United went from looking almost over to secured long-term in an incredible few days that ended with him signing a five-year contract, it was felt that he could focus better in isolation. On Saturday he will head to the 'Nike Campus' for a week's intensive training.
"Wayne won't be involved [on Saturday]," United assistant manager Mike Phelan said. "What we're intending to do with Wayne is send him to Nike World HQ in America for a week's conditioning training.
"We've decided, in consultation with Wayne, our medical team, the manager and the coaching staff that that's that will be the best for Wayne.
"He'll go on Saturday [6 November] and return the following Saturday. If that goes according to plan then obviously he'll be available when he returns.
"We have the facilities here but we felt it might be in his interest and the club's to have a change of scenery for a while. He's had a lot of attention lately so we're going to give him the best opportunity that we possibly can for him to be in good shape when he returns.
"We want to create an environment for him that will give him the best opportunity to be fit in a short space of time. He needs the conditioning and he can go there without the attention he'd get around here."
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