Now that the World Cup is just days away, it's an opportune time for Marcos Rojo to take stock of where his career's at.

The Argentine played in the final four years ago, with the Albiceleste ultimately losing 1-0 to Germany in extra time.

Just a few weeks later, he signed for Manchester United. During his time at Old Trafford, he's won three major honours, but his progress stalled somewhat when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Anderlecht in April 2017.

The defender's misfortune was overlooked somewhat on the night because Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered the same fate. Of course, the Swede has since departed, but Rojo is really still in the process of getting himself back into the side regularly.

This season just gone, Jose Mourinho started him just eight times in the Premier League. In all competitions, he made 12 appearances, compared to 41 over the course of the previous campaign.

What's promising is that the 28-year-old has at least been proactive in addressing the situation with his manager.

In an interview with Ole, brought to our attention by the Manchester Evening News, he admits he went to speak to the Portuguese boss about his lack of game time.

On a more light-hearted note, he also reveals that Mourinho told him "not to break" Alexis Sanchez in training when the Chilean arrived in January.

What Rojo was told in their meeting 

But regarding minutes on the pitch, Rojo recalled:

"I cannot blame him, but at the end of the season, with fear, I went to talk to him [Mourinho] and I tried to ask him what was going on.

"He told me there were several in situations similar to mine. And he was going to put the one in who was better."

It's indeed unfortunate that Rojo has fallen by the wayside, but most United fans would accept Mourinho's stance on this one.

That said, the versatile centre-back and full-back isn't the only Red Devil who has had to speak to the Special One about his perceived treatment of them.

Luke Shaw is another and it does seem that there's sometimes a lack of communication between Mourinho and his squad regarding such matters.

It's likely that Rojo will be kept on board, however, as United can't afford to be weakening their defence at a time when it's one of the major areas they should be looking to improve.

In March, he signed a new contract, so perhaps his meeting should just be interpreted as a sign of how desperate he is to play more regularly.

Do you think Rojo should play more next season? Have your say in the comments.