Cristiano Ronaldo case: no Manchester derby?

There is a yellow within hours of the Premier League derby between Manchester City and Manchester Utd. According to the Manchester Evening News, the Red Devils’ meeting is missing Cristiano Ronaldo, who is not among the 21 players present at the Lowry hotel, United headquarters in view of the super championship match with Guardiola’s team. In addition to CR7, Edinson Cavani, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw are missing. None of the four has particular physical problems: the Uruguayan comes from a discomfort in the groin, but the coach Ralf Rangnick had considered him recoverable for the Etihad race, scheduled at 17.30.

Internal tension

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It now remains to understand whether the absence of Ronaldo and the other big names automatically corresponds to their exclusion from the derby, or whether they have been exempted from the meeting with the permission of the club. Certainly, relations between Rangnick and the Portuguese are not extraordinary and in recent weeks rumors of repeated disagreements in the United locker room have already leaked. The Red Devils are currently fourth in the standings and very far from the leaders City (-19 after 27 days). The seasonal goal – in addition to the Champions League – is the placing in the first four places.