Marcos Rojo admits struggles during injury hell and thanks wife and kids after comeback for Manchester United Under-23s

MARCOS ROJO has admitted he struggled during the dark days of his injury recovery – and thanked his wife and kids for their support.

The Manchester United defender had his first action last night after seven months out with knee ligament damage.

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Rojo, 27, played the first-half for United’s Under-23s against Athletic Bilbao in the Premier League International Cup.

And writing afterwards on Instagram, Rojo, who has been out since the Europa League clash against Anderlecht in April, said: “At last finally the day came.

“I want to first of all thank my wife and my two children that were always with me in this difficult time.

“I want to thank all the people at the club Manchester United who have been with me since day one.

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“Thank you all very much. Happy to have this feeling of playing on the pitch again.

“Now I continue working.”

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Rojo will now push to make his way back into boss Jose Mourinho’s first team plans.

And he believes he could feature in United’s Champions League fixture against CSKA Moscow on December 5.

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Speaking ahead of the 2-1 win over Bilbao, Rojo said: “I feel good. Up until now. I have not had any problems but training is not the same as a match.

“In three weeks we have a Champions League game and if all goes well tomorrow, I could play in that.”

Mourinho has been further boosted by the news Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are pushing for a place against Newcastle.

Their return would be a big boost as Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho aims to close an eight-point gap on Manchester City — and prepare for next week’s Champions League trip to Basel.