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Absent last week against Manchester City (1-4) in the Premier League due to a hip injury, Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo (37 years old, 24 games and 12 goals in the Premier League this season) had made the subject of controversy with a trip to Portugal. Returning only on Thursday, the Portuguese international was nevertheless decisive, with a hat-trick on Saturday against Tottenham (3-2). Initially unaware of this move by CR7, interim Red Devils coach Ralf Rangnick played the humor card after his demonstration against Spurs.
“We were joking a bit that it might be a good idea to send him to Portugal for three days, when he didn’t train for two days, and have him come back to training on the Thursday. He trained to a similar level on Thursday, so I decided after that training session to play him from the start, although he was out for a week. be that we should do it for the rest of the season”, commented the German in a press conference.
