Manchester United visit Manchester City on Sunday, Uruguayan centre-forward Cavani will return and the new team soul McTomine has also resumed training. Interim coach Ralph Lonnick seems confident in the away game to top the Premier League leader.
Cavani has missed Four of United's last four games with a groin injury and has not played since the 1-1 draw with Burnley on 8 February. However, on Thursday, Edinson Eduard Edgar Eduardo Edu Today is his second training session and looks good, so I think he can at least be a part of Sunday's game. Edinson (Edinburgh) is now a member of the team."
Lonnick did not mention McTomine by name, having missed the last two games due to illness but also resumed training this week and looks poised to play in United's derby with Manchester City. 'There are two or three players who can play and we have to wait and see what happens next.' Lonnick said.
Referring to United's current gap with their "noisy neighbours", Lonnick has openly admitted that the other side has the right club structure and the Red Devils must learn. "Honestly, I haven't thought much about it. I don't know the structure of Manchester City, I just know the people at Manchester United, focused on getting the team to play at its best until the end of the season." "But in the last five or six years, City have had a very good, clear character," Ronnick said. Pep [Guardiola] knows exactly how he wants to play."
"Manchester City operate around his philosophy, such as transfers, they will sign players or sell players, all serve their philosophy, it is the secret of their success and the guidelines for them to do anything, and the players and other staff follow that principle. All of Europe's top clubs have this in common, and that's where United need to improve and evolve over the next two years."
But Ronnick boasted that in one game, United could still compete with City. "We know we're facing one of the best teams in the world. They've developed well since Pep came. The same thing happened at Bayern Munich and Barcelona. He is one of the best managers. We know what to do, there will be a lot of tactical work in the game, a confrontation with the ball and no ball. But in the last 10 to 11 games, we've created a lot of chances. We scored four goals when we visited Leeds United and should have scored one, two or three against Watford. If we hadn't created the opportunity, I would have been more worried. And when the other side has the ball, we're also very compact."
The Manchester United manager added: "At the end of the day, the key is to control the game and not let them pass without pressure, because this is the scene they want, the huge space. The Goalkeeper is almost equivalent to playing centre-back, with full-backs playing the No. 6 position. For us, the key to winning or losing is to find the opportunity to break the ball and make the most of the offensive and defensive conversions to counter-attack. It's up to us to see if we can do that this Sunday."
Go, fast Marashford was a weapon for Manchester United against Manchester City, but he is not in good shape at the moment. Lonnick commented: "In the last few weeks and months, something has happened that no one expected. Marcus (Rashford) has all the qualities needed for a modern striker and in the final months of the season I will do my best to help him and follow the same path as other players."