Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the squad in The Premier League clash against Tottenham on Saturday, with the Portuguese missing last week's Manchester City derby due to a hip flexor injury but having resumed normal training on Thursday. Cavani and Varane will also return, but Luke Shaw is still unable to play as he still tests positive for COVID-19 and a calf injury at the back of McTomine is still uncertain if he can compete.
"Cristiano (Ronaldo) resumed training yesterday." Speaking at a pre-match press conference on Friday, Lonnick said, "He attended the full training session and I hope he can also participate in the practice today." He's training well, just like the rest of the team. I think he can play on Saturday."
Commenting on United's other injuries, Lonnick added: "Luke Shaw will still be absent and until yesterday, he was still positive for covid-19 tests. Scott (McTomine) was a question mark, and he had a minor calf injury, so we had to wait until after training. It's even more likely that he won't be able to play now, because if we risk letting him play tomorrow, he risks missing Tuesday's Champions League. For the muscle problems of the players, if it is the calf, I will be more careful."
Lonnick said the next two games will be important. 'We are fully aware of the importance of tomorrow and next Tuesday, the most important thing at the moment is the battle against Tottenham, we have to win, we have a good week of training, the players are fully aware of the importance of the game, the focus is clear and they are united in the training sessions.
Because Ronaldo flew back to Portugal after missing the match against Manchester City, his relationship with Ronnick has also been speculated, but Ronnick is reluctant to discuss Ronaldo's move, stressing that there is no problem with the Portuguese superstar. "I didn't ask him if he was happy in Manchester or at this club," Ronnick shrugged, "it's important for me that he's getting fit, he joined the whole squad yesterday and we'll decide what formation and squad to use tomorrow." It doesn't make sense to look back at what happened in the last six or seven days, I think what matters is today and tomorrow, the past can no longer be changed. Both he and Edinson (Edinson) have resumed training and can play tomorrow."
Longnick said in December that he did not agree with Pogba's rehabilitation for a hamstring injury in Dubai, but he declined to comment on Ronaldo's move to return home to recuperate. "As I said, that was what happened last week. I don't know anything about his travels, but it doesn't make sense to waste energy dealing with them now because our next races are so important. I decided to focus my attention on the upcoming races instead of wasting any energy discussing the past."
As for whether Cristiano Ronaldo will start against Tottenham Hotspur, if he plays the main player, he can play Atletico Madrid again in the Champions League in 3 days. Lonnick said he would not stay in the Champions League: "Now we only think about tomorrow's game, we don't think about Tuesday at all, the formation and squad for Tottenham have nothing to do with next Tuesday."
Another Manchester United player with a high-profile future is Marcus Rashford, who is rumored to be unhappy with being reduced to a substitute and is thinking about the future. Ronnick hinted that if Master Pull wanted to leave, he could transfer and leave the team this summer.
"I talked to him yesterday and the day before yesterday, but I didn't know he was thinking about the future. I've been coaching for 25 years and have learned not to pay too much attention to media rumors. He didn't say anything, he said he was happy and wanted to play high for the club, but he didn't say he was unhappy. Let's say he and his agent or family are considering moving to another club during this summer's transfer window, then he can do that, but that's not until the summer. Because now the transfer window is closed, and it has nothing to do with our next game, or next Tuesday's game. We should end the season with the best possible record and then there will be enough time in the summer to talk about transfers."
As for how Rashford can become a major player again, Lonnick said that it is only by performance on the pitch. "To get to the level of his training, I said at a previous press conference. Marcus is well trained, he's talented and has almost everything a modern striker needs, but the key is how to translate the performance of the training session into the game. I don't think he doesn't have enough game time, he played thirteen or four games after I took charge and started more than he did as a substitute." Lonnick said.