Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane- all three will be able to play for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur after missing the United versus City derby last weekend. Manchester faced a 4-1 loss against Manchester City.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane- all three will be able to play for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur after missing the United versus City derby last weekend. Manchester faced a 4-1 loss against Manchester City.
Cristiano Ronaldo
According to Rangnick, Ronaldo was absent from last week’s match owing to a hip injury but his absence from the derby match sparked a series of speculations from the fans. The 37 year old star Portuguese has only scored 1 goal in his last 10 matches and it was only the Premier league game he was absent from. Ronaldo’s sister sparked more questions among fans by liking an Instagram post claiming Cristiano was not absent because of an injury but because of Rangnick dropping him. Although Rangnick said he expects him to play against Tottenham as Ronaldo has been practicing well.
Amidst concern about Ronaldo’s happiness at Manchester, Rangnick said, “Well, I don’t know, I haven’t asked him if he’s happy at Manchester and at this club. For me it’s important that he’s fit again and that he resumed training yesterday.”
Cavani and Varane updates
Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane are set to further boost Manchester United’s strength against Tottenham. They will be playing at Old Trafford on Saturday. Cavani has missed 23 matches out of 38 this season. He has been out since February 8 due to a groin injury first followed by stomach problems. Varane has been out since early March as he tested Covid-19 positive. He was also having groin and hamstring problems along with stomach complaints. Luke Shaw still remains out as he tested Covid-19 positive last week.
(with inputs from multiple media outlets)
Published by Iram Rizvi
