Capitals – Agencies:
Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick provided more information regarding the absence of strikers Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani from the Manchester derby yesterday, Sunday, which ended with City’s 4-1 victory.
Rangnick said in statements before the match that Ronaldo was injured, but news came out that the player was ready to participate, but he was excluded for technical reasons.
“I have to believe the club’s doctors,” Rangnick said on the official Manchester United website. The doctor came to see me on Friday morning before training, and he told me that Cristiano might not train, because he had problems with his thigh muscles. The same thing happened on Saturday, that’s why Cristiano mightn’t have been with the team.” When asked: Are you frustrated by the continued absence of Cavani, despite his return to training this week? He said, “If I say I’m frustrated, will that help you in anything?”
He continued: “If the players tell the doctor and the medical department that they cannot play, then as a coach, I have to accept that. I cannot force a player to play if he is not available because he has an injury.”
He concluded: “Cavani trained in the past few days and trained well, but he still feels not ready following those three training sessions. And on Saturday followingnoon, he wasn’t fit to play. it’s the truth. I can’t force a player to play as a coach as long as he doesn’t feel ready enough to play.”
