When his team lost the derby, the superstar is said to have been on home leave.
At Manchester United, after the derby defeat against Manchester City (4-1) at the weekend, the mood is at its lowest point. The team is in danger of losing touch with the Champions League places, they are currently in fifth place.
As the English newspaper “The Sun” reports, her superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (37) is said to be fueling the bad mood. As the newspaper writes, he is said to have signed off injured and flown to his home country Portugal – after being told by coach Ralf Rangnick (63) that he would not be in the starting XI against City.
This is said to have caused astonishment among his teammates. Also that the multiple world footballer did not stay in Manchester for support. Allegedly, Ronaldo trained normally during the week and was motivated.
On Friday, two days before the game, Rangnick was then informed that the Portuguese had sustained a hip injury.
Rangnick: “Our doctor came to me on Friday morning before training and said that Cristiano cannot train because of problems with his hip flexor, and that also on Saturday.”
A statement that makes an ex-ManUnited captain shake his head.
Roy Keane (50): “I just don’t like it when the trainer talks about hip flexors. I do not understand that. Ronaldo is a kind of machine. He’s very rarely injured and then he comes along and says he has a hip flexor problem. I don’t buy that from him.”
Was he really injured or did Ronaldo run away because he didn’t want to go on the bench? A question that only he can answer himself. United will face Tottenham in the next game and Atlético Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16.
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