Man United head to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to take on Arsenal and Ralf Rangnick will see the return of three major players.
Scott McTominay, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane have all returned to training this week and the Man United boss has revealed that all three of them will be in line to start this weekend.
Rangnick said in his press conference: “Scott McTominay will be back and fit to play. He has been training with us and will train today. So he will be available for the game tomorrow.
“The same is true with Rapha Varane. And obviously Cristiano Ronaldo is available again, he has been training with us.”
Ralf Rangnick says that Cristiano Ronaldo will be available for Manchester United’s game against Arsenal on Saturday pic.twitter.com/fNVMgyKOPv
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The return of these three players is a massive boost for the Man United manager because he’s also revealed that Paul Pogba has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Pogba picked up an injury vs Liverpool and he’s probably played the last game of the season(and maybe of his Man United career).
The interim boss added: “All of the others are injured, plus Paul Pogba obviously. With Paul, it seems after the scan we did yesterday or the day before yesterday, it’s very unlikely that he will play until the end of the season again.
“The doctor told me that it will take four weeks minimum for him to recover. And since the last game is at the end of May, I don’t think that it is very likely that he will be able to play again.”
McTominay was an unused vs Liverpool but he will be fit enough to start this weekend and since Fred and now Pogba are both out, McTominay’s return is absolutely critical.
Arsenal are high in confidence after beating Chelsea so the return of players like Ronaldo and Varane will at least help Man United properly challenge the home side on Saturday.
Picking up all three points is still a big ask given how poor United have been in the previous few months but with a strong XI, the tables can very easily turn.
