"Sir Alex phoned me this morning because it needed clarifying. He's well within his rights but people are trying to make an issue out of it saying that he's undermining our preparations but that's not the case at all.
"He's doing the same for every association.
"Ryan would not be training on the Monday anyway having played on the Sunday so he'll join up on Tuesday. It doesn't really have an impact - he (SAF) is doing that with everybody."