“I haven’t asked him if he’s happy..”- Manchester United manager talks about Cristiano Ronaldo and his availability

“I haven’t asked him if he’s happy..”- Manchester United manager talks about Cristiano Ronaldo and his availability

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Interim manager Ralf Rangnick made it clear that he is unaware of whether Cristiano Ronaldo wants to stay at Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the United squad against Manchester City which ended in an embarrassing 4-1 defeat for Ralf Rangnick’s men.

Although the interim manager did inform the media that Ronaldo was dropped due to an injury, fans did not believe it to be true and assumed that Cristiano might be looking for a way out of Old Trafford.

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Addressing that concern, the 63-year old manager said, “He resumed for training yesterday [Thursday].

“He trained the whole training session and I expect him to train today. I would’ve thought he was available tomorrow.

“I haven’t asked him if he’s happy at Manchester at this club.

“He’s fit again, resumed training yesterday and we shall see which formation we will line up with tomorrow.“

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Manchester United injury issues a concern for Ralf Rangnick

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Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from the 4-1 defeat in their next match against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham. However, left back Luke Shaw is out after testing positive for COVID-19 while midfielder Scott McTominay is a doubt, with Rangnick keeping one eye on next week’s Champions League last-16 second leg at home to Atletico Madrid, with the tie at 1-1.

“Scotty is a question mark, he had some problems with his calf so we have to wait and see until after training today,” Rangnick added.

“Right now, it is more likely that he will not be available because if we risk him tomorrow, he will more likely be out for the game on Tuesday. That’s why … with muscular issues – even more so if it’s the calf muscle – I tend to be careful.”

Manchester United are currently fifth in the Premier League and will look to regain the top 4 spot with a win against Tottenham.

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