REASON Cristiano Ronaldo absent time Manchester United slaughtered Manchester City 4-1 in week 28 Premier League 2021-2022 will be discussed in this article. Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick says Cristiano Ronaldo is out due to injury.
The signs of the absence of CR7 – Cristiano Ronaldo’s nickname – in the 187th Manchester Derby were already smelled before the match. He did not show up at the hotel where Manchester United made preparations before the game.
Sure enough, the name of the player from Portugal was not seen in the list of players for the Red Devils – the nickname of Man United. As a result, many parties have questioned this, one of which is Man United legend Roy Keane, who said that something was wrong so Cristiano Ronaldo was not played against his arch-rival.
However, Ralph Rangnick clearly denied all bad allegations about the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. He revealed that the 37-year-old player had not featured due to a hip flexor injury since Friday, March 4, 2022.
“I have to trust my medical team. The doctor came to see me on Friday morning before training and told me that Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t train because of some problems with his hip flexors,” Ralf Rangnick told Sky Sports, Monday (7/3/2022). ).
“And the same thing happened on Saturday and that’s why he couldn’t be part of the squad.”
Furthermore, the German coach said the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo had clearly frustrated him. However, he can only accept this situation because he cannot force his players to play if they are injured.
“What’s the point if I say it frustrates you? It’s just a fact, if a player informs the doctor and the medical department they are injured and can’t play. I have to accept it as a manager,” explained the former RB Leipzig coach.
“I can’t force a player to play if he thinks he’s not available because he’s had an injury,” he added.
Besides Cristiano Ronaldo, Rangnick also confirmed Edinson Cavani is still not fully fit despite undergoing training in the past few days. Having no pure striker left, the 63-year-old coach also lowered Bruno Fernandes as a false nine.
Unfortunately, that strategy only worked in the first half when the Red Devils could put up a fight against The Citizens – the nickname of Man City. Kevin De Bruyne’s quick goal in the fifth minute was successfully replied by Jadon Sancho in the 22nd minute before finally six minutes later the Manchester Blues were back 2-1 up through the Belgian’s second goal.
In the second half, the Manchester Red fleet was unable to provide any resistance at all. As a result, Riyad Mahrez’s two goals in the 68th and 90th minutes completed the 4-1 victory for Pep Guardiola’s team.
With these results, the struggle of Cristiano Ronaldo and colleagues to finish in the Champions League zone seems even more difficult. The reason is, now they have been thrown into fifth position after being evicted by Arsenal, who a few hours earlier won 3-2 over Watford.
Arsenal, who sits in fourth position, collected 48 points. Meanwhile, Manchester United is stuck in fifth position with 47 points. However, with Arsenal’s record has three match savings that have not been played.
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