Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United's Carrington training ground on Wednesday for his debut after announcing the tragic death of his newborn child. Ronaldo, 37, missed the double reds with Liverpool as a result, but is expected to visit Arsenal on Saturday and he will be able to return to the competition.
Unlike the past when he drove himself and the bodyguard followed behind in another car, this time C Luo took the passengers and was picked up by the security team. In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, the rest of the United players also returned to the training ground on Wednesday to prepare for the next game.
Although United's crushing defeat to Liverpool was only played on Tuesday, an angry Lonnick did not give the players a holiday and asked to return to the training ground the next day to sum up and prepare for Arsenal. Captain Maguire, forward Marcus Rashford and others looked sad, and Fred, McTomine and others who missed the game also came to Carrington. Among them, Wheat was on the bench for manchester United matches, but did not play.
Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 the following day, leading United by three points in one game like Tottenham. So, in Saturday's gunfight, if United lose the game, the hopes of this season's race for four will be shattered in advance.
In that case, United would be six points behind Arsenal with only four rounds left, and if Spurs can beat Brentford, they will also leave Manchester United by six points. It is basically impossible to close the 6-point gap in the 4-round game. Moreover, United have difficult opponents such as Chelsea, Brighton and Crystal Palace on the remaining fixtures.
Therefore, visiting Arsenal on Saturday is a game that Manchester United cannot afford to lose, and there is only one way to win this "Huashan Road". And to win, Lonnick obviously needs Cristiano Ronaldo to score for the team. In the first leg of the season at Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and became the number one contributor to the victory. In his career, Ronaldo scored 8 goals in 16 games against Arsenal, 5 of which were won away from home, and can be described as one of the Gunners' nemesis.
Against Liverpool, Manchester United were not without opportunities, and Marcus Rashford had two good chances. In the first half, Lindelof's long pass crossed the head of the opponent's defender, Rashford successfully countered the offside, but he stopped the ball and lost a one-handed opportunity; in the second half, Rashford inserted another shot after the goal, which was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, although the referee raised the flag, but the slow motion showed that it was not offside, if the United demon star scored, VAR would definitely intervene.
Rashford's inefficiency reflects the fact that Manchester United cannot do without Cristiano Ronaldo. The data shows that the England striker only had 1 shot on goal, 4 stop errors and 3 broken balls, which is the highest in the team. Marcus Rashford still has just four goals in 23 Premier League games this season, with Liverpool new signing Luis Díaz joining in the winter window and now scoring three goals in eight games.
But today's overall performance of Manchester United has made people lose trust and have no certainty of victory. In the midweek double reds, Liverpool striker Salah broke the sports goal drought and won two yuan. Asked after the game if he had particularly enjoyed playing against Manchester United, Salah replied: "In midfield and at the back, they make our life easier."
After being questioned for disrespecting opponents, Salah explained: "I mean, Liverpool's midfielder and defender make life easy for us forwards. I'm not talking about Manchester United players, I respect them."