Rooney set for Manchester United return against Sunderland

The England striker had been easing himself back into work at Carrington after returning from a warm-weather recuperation break in Egypt, but is now back in full training

Look who's back: Wayne Rooney was pictured at Carrington for the first time since his warm-weather break

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is back in full training and is expected to be included in the squad to face Sunderland in the Capital One Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Rooney had been struggling with a groin injury since the end of December, and aggravated the problem after playing against Tottenham on New Year's Day.

Rooney was sent to Egypt to speed up his recovery from a long-standing groin injury and returned to training at Carrington on Friday last week.

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