Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was in a jovial mood ahead of Portugal's 2022 World Cup qualifier fixture against North Macedonia on Tuesday night.
09.03.2022 - 23:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The preparations for Manchester United’s crucial game against Tottenham are well and truly underway.
United suffered a huge dent to their top-four hopes on Sunday after being humbled in the Manchester derby. Having dropped out of the Champions League places, the weekend outing against one of their direct rivals for that coveted fourth place could be crucial.
There has been plenty of fallout since the defeat to Manchester City, but there wasn’t any sign of that as the club released their latest batch of pictures from Carrington. Here are four things we learned from United’s latest training pictures.
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Ronaldo working hard
Having sat out Sunday’s derby defeat at City, Cristiano Ronaldo was back at Carrington after spending a couple of days back at home in Portugal. The 37-year-old though remains a doubt for the weekend due to his hip flexor issue.
Reports have suggested the Portuguese had to miss training on Wednesday because of the injury. Ronaldo was pictured working separately from the main group, running hard as he looks to get himself back to full fitness.
Varane returns
The news that Raphael Varane has been back in training this week will come as a huge boost for United. Ralf Rangnick's side clearly struggled without the Frenchman in the side on Sunday.
Having been ruled out at the weekend after contracting Covid-19, Varane has returned to training. He was pictured wearing a bib and could be seen in the background as United’s players got involved in a training game, a good sign ahead of Saturday's crucial clash.
Cavani in training
This will come as a big surprise for United fans given the Uruguay international posted a picture of
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was in a jovial mood ahead of Portugal's 2022 World Cup qualifier fixture against North Macedonia on Tuesday night.
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the greatest ever to grace the game, given his incredible scoring record, alongside the numerous personal accolades he has collected. Making his debut as a then 17-year-old for Sporting Lisbon back in August 2002, the forward has since gone onto become a global name within the sport.
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Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, March 13.
Former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra has sent a jovial message to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Frenchman hitting back at his former teammate's critics after he scored a hat-trick to seal a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening.
Premier League-winning defender Wes Brown has highlighted the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United.
Tottenham's Hugo Lloris has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo is 'difficult to control' following Manchester United's win on Saturday.
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Your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, March 10:
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick insists he has no reason to dispute the cause behind Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for the 4-1 thrashing by City and insisted it would be unhelpful to be 'frustrated' by the continued absence of Edinson Cavani.
Bernardo Silva successfully told his Man City teammates how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo before November's Manchester derby between the two sides.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick is planning to replace Cristiano Ronaldo with highly-rated Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.