Manchester United to send private jets to fly back players from international duty

Manchester United will carter private jets to fly back players that involved on international duty. United will face Sunderland at Stadium of light for their premier league encounter on Saturday followed by F.A cup quarter-final replay against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Easter Monday and the gaffer has urged the Glazers to take the necessary steps to bring back all the players as soon as possible to keep them fresh for upcoming fixtures.  The Red Devils have Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling, Michael Carrick, Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck, Tom Cleverley, David De Gea, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Javier Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie all away on international duty. “Freshness is the name of the game now as we come towards the end of the season and the intensity of vital games coming in quick succession. My role becomes even more important in selecting the right teams, with freshness the operative quality. It’s not necessarily putting out your best team, it’s picking the freshest. This will be a real problem when the players come back at the end of the international break after playing two games involving long flights, particularly with Chicharito in Mexico (to face USA) and Shinji Kagawa with Japan (who have a World Cup qualifier against Jordan on Tuesday night). In fact, we’re making arrangements for some players to fly home by privately hired jet after their matches, to make sure they get home as quickly and smoothly as possible. Tiredness is a great leveller but we will do our utmost to make sure we field the freshest possible teams. Private planes are going to cost the club an awful lot of money, but it is something we feel we have to do. The players who have missed the international trips, like Ryan Giggs, Anderson, Nemanja Vidic, Alexander Buttner and Rafael, will be key players in the run-in. Paul Scholes is back in training and will play a part in keeping us fresh.” – Sir Alex Ferguson