Sounds like Ferguson's getting ready to move him on just like Nistelroy, Beckham, Stam & Co
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...e-returns.html
With Ferguson determined to diminish United’s over-reliance on Rooney, it will require more than his recovery from injury to prompt his recall to the starting XI. The relationship between player and manager is no longer the father-son bond of previous years and it is known that Ferguson has been unimpressed by Rooney’s contribution in recent months and is no longer prepared to build his team around him.
While his previous omissions from the United team have largely been due to off-field issues, form and fitness — specifically a lack of both — dictated his latest demotion.