Jose Mourinho admits last weekend "didn't go well" for England captain Wayne Rooney, but the Manchester United manager says that chapter is closed for the fit-again forward.
The 31-year-old's difficult start to the season continued on England duty, with his starting role in last Friday's World Cup qualifying win against Scotland followed by injury and controversy.
Rooney missed the 2-2 draw with Spain due to a minor knee complaint but has dominated the headlines since then, with the Sun newspaper printing images showing the Three Lions skipper, wearing a training top, looking the worse for wear.
The forward is alleged to have dropped in on a wedding party at The Grove hotel until the early hours of Sunday, leading him to "unreservedly" apologise to interim manager Gareth Southgate, the Football Association and young fans.
"Over the last two or three days, nothing happened," Rooney's club manager Mourinho said on the eve of his side's game against Arsenal. "He trained like everybody else, he wants to play like everybody else. He is ready.
"What happened in the national team, happened in the national team. I don't comment.
"My players when they go to the national team, they belong to the national team. What happens there for good, for bad. I don't interfere and I don't like to comment.
"Sometimes they come back stronger than when they left us, because something good happened there, something positive for them, good performances, good results.
"Other times injuries, sometimes big injures, other times frustrations because they didn't play, because the result was bad.
"In this case, we know what didn't go well. But national team is a different chapter and a chapter that is closed now until I think March or the end of February."
"My last Premier League title was 18 months ago not 18 years ago"
In a combative performance, Mourinho also looked ahead to Saturday's encounter with old rival Arsene Wenger by accusing the British media of not giving him the respect he is due for winning three league titles in England.
"Tomorrow is a match between the two managers with the best record in the Premier League...I think six or seven Premier League titles, I'm not sure. I have three I think and Mr Wenger has three," he said.
"Does that mean we should be respected even in periods where our results are not the best? I think Mr Wenger has that respect from all of you, I don't think I have. My last Premier League title was 18 months ago not 18 years ago, I don't get that respect, to be honest."
Mourinho is under pressure following a disappointing start to the season which leaves United sixth in the table, six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal and eight points off leaders Liverpool.
Although the Portuguese has never lost a league or cup game in 13 meetings with Wenger, United will be weakened on Saturday by the suspension of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and injuries to Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Antonio Valencia.
He will also face an Arsenal side unbeaten in 16 games, who boast the best away record in the Premier League this year: they have not lost since going down 3-2 at United last February, a game in which Marcus Rashford scored twice on his first league start for United.
In Ibrahimovic's absence on Saturday, Rashford is expected to start in the central striker's role, but Mourinho gave few clues as to the likely lineup other than to confirm that Luke Shaw was now fit after a leg injury.
