Wayne Rooney sent away on "hot weather break"

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been sent on a "hot weather break" to try to speed up his recovery from a groin injury.

The break will also see Rooney miss United's match with Swansea City, and manager David Moyes has revealed that he had always planned to give the striker a break at some point during the season.

The 50-year-old told The Mirror: "Wayne has been sent away on a sort of hot weather break. His groin has not recovered yet. We've sent a fitness coach with him and he is away with his family.

"So we've given him a bit of a break. I always hoped that I would be able to do that at some point in the season, but his groin is not as good as we hoped at this point."

Moyes added that he hoped Rooney would be available for United's trip to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea next weekend.