Manchester United's £73m winger Sancho is likely to miss the remaining three games of the season due to tonsillitis, confirmed by interim manager Rangnick, who did not play in the last round against Chelsea due to illness.
United also have three Premier League rounds against Brentford, Brighton and Crystal Palace, with the last round played on 22 May. If nothing else, Sancho would need to remove the tonsils and miss out on these matches. Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Lonnick said: "It looks like Jaden (Sancho) may be missing the rest of the season because of tonsillitis, so he can't play brentford. Because the last game is still three weeks away, there may still be some possibility of participating in the Battle of Crystal Palace, but in the next two games, I think he is unlikely to participate."
Asked if Sancho had surgery, Lonnick replied, "Possibly." His tonsils were definitely inflamed and he had some high fever, which is why he couldn't play against Chelsea and basically couldn't play in the next few games. So, hopefully, doctors can control the inflammation and if the tonsils have to be removed, surgery may be scheduled at the end of the season."
The 35-year-old centre-forward Edinson Eduard Eduardo Yvonne was scheduled to resume training on Friday, but it did not materialize, with Lonnick "Cavani plans to resume training today, the question is that he has been out for four or five weeks, can he really play against Brentford? The answer is no way."
As for Jesse Lingard, who was not in the squad when he was criticised last week that the Manchester United dressing room was a disaster, Lonnick said Lin was unable to play because of family matters. "Jesse [Jesse Lingard] is out for personal family reasons and I hope some of these players will return on Monday."
Many United players could give a farewell performance at Old Trafford on Monday. Nemanja Matic has confirmed he will be leaving at the end of the season, while Jesse Lingard and Mata will also be free agent transfers. But Lonnick insisted he would not turn the game into a farewell match. "The game is not a farewell gift to the players. I want to do that too, but I still have to strive for good results and performance. Mata played the final 15 minutes against Chelsea and Nemania (Nemanja Matic) almost played the whole game, but it wasn't a farewell to the fans. If possible, I'll give them a chance to say goodbye, but first of all, to get the best possible outcome."
As for the future of 37-year-old superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Lonnick revealed that United will discuss the future with the Portuguese winger and his agent Jorge Mendes next, and the club is also chasing several new strikers. At present, Tenhag has not yet decided to stay in C Luo.
"It's going to be decided by Eric [Tenhag], the board and me, Cristiano has a one-year contract left and if he wants to stay, we also need to know what he wants, it's important," Longnick explains.
Meanwhile, Manchester Police announced an extension of Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood's bail pending period until mid-June. Aoki, 20, was arrested in February for assaulting his girlfriend and was released on bail, which was due on April 30. Now the police department has extended the deadline, and until he goes to court, Manchester United will continue to suspend him and suspend him. This means that Aoki's reimbursement for this season is also determined.
Sancho and Greenwood, plus Luke Shaw, Pogba and Maguire, who have previously determined to end the season early due to injury, have five members of the team who have ended the season early.