Manchester United's all-time leading scorer and current DC United head coach Wayne Rooney has explained his decision to omit former Old Trafford man Ravel Morrison from the club's Major League Soccer squad, leaving the midfielder seemingly at another career crossroads.
Morrison was not involved in the season opener against Toronto, which Rooney's side won 3-2 after scoring twice in injury time. And reports Stateside in the build-up to the game claimed the 30-year-old is not in the club's plans or even in their roster of players, meaning he would be ineligible to play despite still being under contract.
Morrison appeared to have revived his career under Rooney at Derby County last season, scoring five goals and assisting a further four in 38 appearances for the then Championship club. After the club's relegation to League One, he left at the end of his contract and reunited with Rooney in the MLS. The Jamaica international featured in all 14 of the remaining matches of last season, scoring twice.
