Wayne Rooney enjoys start of holiday with wife Coleen and new friends met on plane while England train ahead of Scotland World Cup qualifier
- Wayne Rooney is on holiday as England prepare to face Scotland on Saturday
- The forward has been left out of Gareth Southgate's squad for the qualifier
- Rooneys appeared to have made friends during their flight as they jetted off
Wayne Rooney is enjoying his summer holidays and appears to have made some new friends on his latest getaway as England prepare to take on Scotland.
The Manchester United forward, who has been left out of Gareth Southgate's squad for the World Cup qualifier, has again jetted off with wife Coleen.
Posting an image of the pair sat besides another smiling couple via Twitter in an outdoor dining area, it seems the Rooneys struck up a holiday friendship on their flight.
Wayne Rooney and wife Coleen appear to have made new friends at the start of their holiday
The 31-year-old, who last week enjoyed a sun soaked family break in Barbados, tagged the fellow holiday-makers in a tweet on Thursday night and said: 'Met on the plane now out for dinner. Great company @_MikeEdwards00_ @ColeenRoo @hollmeehan'.
The United No 10 is enjoying the sun after being left out of Gareth Southgate's England squad to face Scotland in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.
Rooney, the nation's all-time top goalscorer, was not selected because of the 'good form' of other players, Southgate said.
'We've a lot of players playing exceptionally well in the area of the pitch that Wayne plays,' said the Three Lions boss.
Rooney left Manchester to to soak up the sun in Barbados with his family at the end of May
Rooney, meanwhile, is expected to make a decision on his Old Trafford future when he returns from his holiday.
Sportsmail revealed on Thursday that he is giving serious consideration to seeing out the rest of his contract at Manchester United, which has just one year to run with the option of a further year.
A return to Everton is looking unlikely, not least because any interest from the Goodison Park club does not extend to going anywhere close to matching Rooney's current £250,000-a-week wage.
A move to China has also been mooted but, with a young family, that option is said to be something Rooney does not exactly relish and his wife, Coleen, is understood to be even more reluctant.
The United forward will not make a decision on his future until he returns from a family holiday
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