Rojo Plans To Return From Injury In New Year

Marcos Rojo admits it has been frustrating to miss so many of Manchester United’s recent fixtures through injury, although the Argentinian defender is optimistic of returning in the New Year.

The summer signing has not featured since the Reds’ 2-1 win at Southampton on 8 December and has since missed four matches against Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur.

During an interview for the Boxing Day edition of United Review, the official matchday programme, Rojo explained why it has been difficult to watch the team from the stands.

"It’s something you never want to go through," he explained. "You always want to be out there playing on the field, helping your team-mates.

"I’ve had the misfortune to get injured recently and I really don’t like it. It’s terrible to miss training and be out of the team. I just hope I can regain my full fitness quickly and it doesn’t happen again, as it’s never good being injured."

United’s next match is against Stoke City on New Year's Day, a fixture that is swiftly followed by a long trip to Yeovil Town in the FA Cup third round. After missing so many games through injury, Rojo is looking forward to coming back at the start of 2015.

"Certainly there are a lot of games coming quickly, one after another," Marcos said. "That’s what I want, to get fit as quickly as possible so I can lend a hand to the team.

"The manager is going to want as many players as possible for this busy period. It’s an important part of the season with so many games in quick succession."